NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sophie Marian Draffin Austin

Family Nurse Practitioner · Durham, NC

Sophie Marian Draffin Austin is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1629691761, issued on May 23, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 5018397, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629691761
Name
Sophie Marian Draffin Austin
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
5018397 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5306 NC Highway 55 Ste 105, Durham, NC 27713
Phone
(919) 646-4858
Enumerated
May 23, 2020
Record last updated
Sep 5, 2023
Fax
(919) 679-7112
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230915001697); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5306 NC Highway 55 Ste 105

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Lior Abramson, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1467072272
  2. Gerardo Arnaez Zapata, MDInternal Medicine Physician1114014511
  3. Bernard Bell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1265056428
  4. David Bell, M.DPsychiatry Physician1831149814
  5. Karen Bennett, PHD, RD, MSN, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1164650420
  6. Kimberly Bio, LCSWClinical Social Worker1629428461

Verify Sophie Marian Draffin Austin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,871 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 85 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sophie Austin1,871
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium93 claims
  2. Donepezil Hcl71 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate58 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium53 claims
  5. Eliquis50 claims
  6. Risperidone48 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Curana Health OF North Carolina PLLCDurham, NC
  2. University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sophie Marian Draffin Austin among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Sophie Marian Draffin Austin is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 58% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

283 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Durham

They are 283 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shauna Coleman, FNPDurham, NC 277131740261759
  2. Scarlet Dial, FNP-CDurham, NC 277131942463336
  3. Kristene Diggins, FNP, DNPDurham, NC 277131033299581
  4. Kelly Edwards, RN, MSN, FNP/WHNP-BCDurham, NC 277131225283450
  5. Jon Elkin, FNP-CDurham, NC 277131639373970
  6. Sonya Glavin, NURSE PRACTITIONERDurham, NC 277131750321246
  7. Daleen Lewis, FNPDurham, NC 277131427004324
  8. Dianne Lore, DNP, FNP-BC, CPNP-PCDurham, NC 277131538358619

Common questions

What is Sophie Marian Draffin Austin's NPI number?

Sophie Marian Draffin Austin's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629691761, issued on May 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sophie Marian Draffin Austin located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5306 NC Highway 55 Ste 105, Durham, NC, 27713. Phone: (919) 646-4858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sophie Marian Draffin Austin's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5018397, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sophie Marian Draffin Austin prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sophie Marian Draffin Austin had 1,871 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.