NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William A. Austin, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Traverse City, MI

William A. Austin, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Traverse City, Michigan, and NPI 1275983108, issued on Jun 22, 2016. Check the license (Michigan 4301110190, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275983108
Name
William A. Austin
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
4301110190 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1105 Sixth St, Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone
(231) 935-5000
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2016
Record last updated
Apr 9, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230209002068); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2016
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 1105 Sixth St

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

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  2. Ali Alateya, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1144615345
  3. Suzanne Albrecht, MDPsychiatry Physician1306823232
  4. Stephanie AllersNurse Practitioner1366895617
  5. William Allsopp, D.O.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1598029407
  6. Patricia Amalfitano, LMSWClinical Social Worker1083044432

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
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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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

802 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 206 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Austin802
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam225 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl176 claims
  3. Omeprazole157 claims
  4. Amoxicillin56 claims
  5. Mupirocin30 claims
  6. Cephalexin28 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: $69.54

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Austin$70
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Great Lakes Orthopaedic Center PCTraverse City, MI
  2. Great Lakes Therapy Housecalls PCTraverse City, MI
  3. Orthopaedic Associates OF Muskegon PCMuskegon, MI

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

William A. Austin among 962 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Michigan

William A. Austin, M.D. is one of 962 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Michigan

There are 962 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Michigan.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Boyce, MDTraverse City, MI 496841275637811
  2. Edward Brophy, D.O.Traverse City, MI 496841649291519
  3. Wallace Bruder, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841396769220
  4. Christopher Chuinard, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841205926268
  5. Matthew Dubiel, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841114280898
  6. Thomas Freeman, MDTraverse City, MI 496841063947406
  7. Eric Lerche, D.O.Traverse City, MI 496841225264005
  8. Peter McAndrews, DOTraverse City, MI 496841396784013

Common questions

What is William A. Austin, M.D.'s NPI number?

William A. Austin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275983108, issued on Jun 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William A. Austin, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1105 Sixth St, Traverse City, MI, 49684. Phone: (231) 935-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William A. Austin, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301110190, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William A. Austin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William A. Austin, M.D. had 802 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.