Dr. William Gerald Austen Jr., MD

Dr. Austen practices at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham.

Dr. Austen's NPI, 1649269531, was assigned on October 14, 2005. Dr. Austen graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1994. Dr. Austen holds Massachusetts license 153973.

Dr. Austen's primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital, at 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 in Suffolk County. The practice phone is (617) 726-2000.

Dr. Austen's primary practice is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. The medical group on file is Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO). Dmand AI also links Dr. Austen to 3 more group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 community health center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Austen practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic surgery is Dr. Austen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Austen is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Austen's licenses on file in 2 states: Massachusetts and Florida.

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction, breast surgery and cancerous skin growth removal among the conditions Dr. Austen treats.

CMS data shows 58 Medicare services from Dr. Austen across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 52 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,012 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 52 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Austen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 28 patients. 65% of them have high cholesterol, and 48% have high blood pressure. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Austen's median patient age at 49, with 74% women.

Dr. Austen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Austen as offering telehealth.

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 351 papers to Dr. Austen, published from 2004 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 12. The most frequent topics are Dogs, Postoperative Complications and Blood Pressure. Dr. Austen has published most often in Plast Reconstr Surg. Dr. Austen's most frequent co-authors are Lisa Gfrerer, MD, PhD, Amy S. Colwell, MD and Jonathan Michael Winograd, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Austen to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Migraine Disorders, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Headache Disorders, Primary.

CMS Open Payments shows 128 general payments to Dr. Austen from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Sientra, Inc. paid the most, $127,711.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Austen.

Dr. Austen graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1994. Dr. Austen is a member of ACS and ASPS.

Dr. Austen is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.