James E Austin
Counselor β’ Lancaster, OH
1434 Collins Rd Nw
Lancaster, OH 43130
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1434 Collins Rd Nw
Lancaster, OH 43130
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Marietta, OH. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Viaquest Psychiatric And Behavioral Solutions Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2012
What Public CMS Data Show
Counselor: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Years since graduation
14 years (graduated 2012)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2012 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2019
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
James Austin has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists James Austin as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services and durable medical equipment (DME) for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Lancaster and Ohio
33 active clinicians are listed under Counselor with a practice address in Lancaster, OH (4,098 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Lancaster
6.1% of these 33 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
12.1% of these 33 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 101Y00000X
A provider who is trained and educated in the performance of behavior health services through interpersonal communications and analysis. Training and education at the specialty level usually requires a master's degree and clinical experience and supervision for licensure or certification.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 171M00000X
A person who provides case management services and assists an individual in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and/or other services. The person has the ability to provide an assessment and review of completed plan of care on a periodic basis. This person is also able to take collaborative action to coordinate the services with other providers and monitor the enrollee's progress toward the cost-effective achievement of objectives specified in the plan of care. Credentials may vary from an experience in the fields of psychology, social work, rehabilitation, nursing or a closely related human service field, to a related Assoc of Arts Degree or to nursing credentials. Some states may require certification in case management.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
I20240425001266
OH
8022458918
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Viaquest Psychiatric And Behavioral Solutions Llc
525 Metro Pl N, Dublin, OH 430175320
Phone: 8552891722
Secondary Practice Locations
207d Colegate Dr
Marietta, OH 457502363
Phone: 7403760930
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Chiropractor
Doctor of Chiropractic
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1434 COLLINS RD NW, LANCASTER, OH 43130 (Tel: 7402777963)
Registered at 1434 COLLINS RD NW, LANCASTER, OH 431308815 (Tel: 7402777963)
Counselor (license number reported to NPPES: OH C.1902366)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 207D COLEGATE DR, MARIETTA, OH 457502363 (Tel: 7403760930)
Registered at 207D COLEGATE DR, MARIETTA, OH 457502363 (Tel: 7403760930)
Recorded as JAMES AUSTIN
Case Manager/Care Coordinator
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
1434 Collins Rd Nw
Lancaster, OH 431308815
Phone: 7402777963