Ainge Alexander Southerland , ACUPUNCTURIST
Acupuncturist β’ Austin, TX
5727 Sam Houston Cir
Austin, TX 787313336
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5727 Sam Houston Cir
Austin, TX 787313336
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Austin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Acupuncturist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Austin and Texas
343 active clinicians are listed under Acupuncturist with a practice address in Austin, TX (1,065 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Austin
0% of these 343 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
0% of these 343 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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-10-19NUCC Taxonomy Code: 171100000X
An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 171100000X
An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.
Secondary Practice Locations
3475 Briargate Blvd Ste 201
Colorado Springs, CO 809204188
Phone: 7193579448
7431 Burnet Rd
Austin, TX 787572244
Phone: 5126985151
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 5727 SAM HOUSTON CIR, AUSTIN, TX 787313336 (Tel: 5125930267)
Registered at 5727 SAM HOUSTON CIR, AUSTIN, TX 787313336
Recorded as AINGE SOUTHERLAND, ACUPUNCTURIST
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3475 BRIARGATE BLVD STE 201, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 809204188 (Tel: 7193579448)
Registered at 3475 BRIARGATE BLVD STE 201, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 809204188
Recorded as YENCHIH LIN, ACUPUNCTURIST
Acupuncturist (license number reported to NPPES: TX AC01938)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
5727 Sam Houston Cir
Austin, TX 787313336