What is John Austin's specialty?

John Austin (NPI 1518997378) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in San Diego, CA.

Where does John Austin practice?

John Austin practices in San Diego, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518997378.

How much does Medicare pay John Austin?

John Austin (NPI 1518997378) received approximately $9K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 16 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518997378

John AustinMD

PRACTICENORTHWEST ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERYSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgerySan Diego, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$4K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$110

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Amoxicillin23 claims

Meloxicam20 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Austin's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE MERCY HOSPITAL INC	95	298
David Mernoff Diagnostic Radiology · Springfield, MA	24	76
Jeffrey Friedman Diagnostic Radiology · Springfield, MA	24	82
BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER INC	22	57
RAY, SUBRATA	16	34
Rashmi Balasubramanya Diagnostic Radiology · Aldan, PA	13	28
Mary Kuzmeski Physician Assistant · Hartford, CT	11	31

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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