Walter Kenneth Austin, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Jasper, GA
Walter Kenneth Austin, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Jasper, Georgia, and NPI 1548265838, issued on Jun 14, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 047049, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Kenneth Austin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 047049 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 175 Samaritan Dr, Jasper, GA 30143
- Phone
- (706) 253-4633
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2025
- Fax
- (706) 253-1192
- Medicaid ID
- 000818639DEG GA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Kenneth Austin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 047049Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,443 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin91 claims
- Carvedilol51 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium45 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium45 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone44 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate42 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $27.41
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Walter Kenneth Austin among 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia
Walter Kenneth Austin, MD is one of 726 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Jasper
They are 4 of the 269 NPPES records with a practice address in Jasper, and 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia.
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- Alan Cheng, M.D.Hiram, GA 301411205051877
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- Harvey Sacks, MDHiram, GA 301411518962703
Common questions
What is Walter Kenneth Austin, MD's NPI number?
Walter Kenneth Austin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548265838, issued on Jun 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Kenneth Austin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 175 Samaritan Dr, Jasper, GA, 30143. Phone: (706) 253-4633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Kenneth Austin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 047049, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter Kenneth Austin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Kenneth Austin, MD had 1,443 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.