Dr. Sophie Leigh Austin, MD

Dr. Austin practices at UNC Health Pardee in Hendersonville, North Carolina, part of Henderson County, North Carolina.

Dr. Austin's NPI, 1114414729, was assigned on April 18, 2018. Dr. Austin graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 2018. Dr. Austin's North Carolina license number on file is 2022-00264.

Dr. Austin's primary practice is UNC Health Pardee, at 800 N Justice St, Hendersonville, NC 28791 in Henderson County. The practice phone is (828) 696-1000.

Dr. Austin's primary practice is UNC Health Pardee in Hendersonville, North Carolina, part of Henderson County, North Carolina. Dr. Austin is also affiliated with AdventHealth Hendersonville. The medical group on file is CORA Physical Therapy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Austin to 2 more hospitals, 1 behavioral health center, 1 community health center, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Austin practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Austin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Austin is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Austin has a license on file in North Carolina.

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation and flutter, benign or precancerous skin growths and bipolar disorder among the conditions Dr. Austin treats.

CMS data shows 27 Medicare services from Dr. Austin across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 23 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,653 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 23 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Austin in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have arthritis. Their average risk score is 2.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Austin's median patient age at 64, with 74% women.

In 2024, Dr. Austin wrote 3,771 Medicare Part D claims for 296 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,169 of them, across 90 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $191,507 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,270 claims across 49 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Austin for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Austin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Austin from 8 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 86% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $72.

Dr. Austin graduated from Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University in 2018.

Dr. Austin is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.