Sophie Leigh Austin, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Arden, NC
Sophie Leigh Austin, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Arden, North Carolina, and NPI 1114414729, issued on Apr 18, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-00264, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sophie Leigh Austin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2022-00264 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2775 Hendersonville RD, Arden, NC 28704
- Phone
- (828) 694-8900
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220720002522); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2775 Hendersonville RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sophie Leigh Austin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2022-00264Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,771 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 124 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium188 claims
- Losartan Potassium134 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium133 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium131 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate124 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa101 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCHendersonville, NC
- Henderson County Hospital CorporationArden, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
16 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Arden
They are 16 of the 441 NPPES records with a practice address in Arden, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 16 in Arden → All 4,056 in North Carolina → Every provider in Arden →
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Common questions
What is Sophie Leigh Austin, MD's NPI number?
Sophie Leigh Austin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114414729, issued on Apr 18, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sophie Leigh Austin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2775 Hendersonville RD, Arden, NC, 28704. Phone: (828) 694-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sophie Leigh Austin, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-00264, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sophie Leigh Austin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sophie Leigh Austin, MD had 3,771 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sophie Leigh Austin, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.