Dr. Clay A. Cauthen, MD

Dr. Cauthen practices at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin in Austin, Texas, part of Ascension Health Alliance.

Dr. Cauthen's NPI, 1730396862, was assigned on May 17, 2007. Dr. Cauthen graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 2005. Dr. Cauthen holds Texas license P7256.

Dr. Cauthen's primary practice is Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin, at 1201 W 38th St, Austin, TX 78705 in Travis County. The practice phone is (512) 324-1000.

Dr. Cauthen's primary practice is Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin in Austin, Texas, part of Ascension Health Alliance. Dr. Cauthen is also affiliated with Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital. The medical group on file is Seton Family of Doctors. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cauthen to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Cauthen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Cauthen is board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Cauthen's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Ohio and Virginia.

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, chronic hypertension, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, heart failure and high cholesterol among the conditions Dr. Cauthen treats.

CMS data shows 609 Medicare services from Dr. Cauthen across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 153 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,830 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 153 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cauthen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 69 patients. 75% of them have heart failure, and 75% have high blood pressure. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.54, 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. Cauthen's median patient age at 70, with 36% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cauthen wrote 1,388 Medicare Part D claims for 125 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,148 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,849,720 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,080 claims across 31 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Cauthen, published from 2008 to 2015. The most frequent topics are Heart Failure, Ohio and Stroke Volume. Dr. Cauthen has published most often in Am J Cardiol. Dr. Cauthen's most frequent co-authors are Antonio Abbate, MD, Vijaiganesh Nagarajan, MBBS, MD and Michael D. Kwan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 344 general payments to Dr. Cauthen from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $113,615.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Cauthen, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Cauthen graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Memphis in 2005. Dr. Cauthen is a member of ACC.

Dr. Cauthen is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.