Cindy Lea Varnum , AGACNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner โข Austin, TX
13800 Fm 620 N
Austin, TX 787171126
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NPI assigned on March 2, 2012; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 481 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 99308 โ Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day: 94 service units.
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 81 service units.
- 99231 โ Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 74 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 9 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Medicare Part B services went from 623 in 2021 to 481 in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2021โ2022.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
13800 Fm 620 N
Austin, TX 787171126
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $37,090 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $28,791 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021โ2025.
NPI first issued
2012
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Cindy Varnum are from 2022.
227 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Austin, TX (4,835 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Austin
10.6% of these 227 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
42.7% of these 227 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 23% from 623 in 2021 to 481 in 2022.
- 2021: 623
- 2022: 481
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 29% from $52,328 in 2021 to $37,090 in 2022.
- 2021: $52,328
- 2022: $37,090
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 31% from $41,818 in 2021 to $28,791 in 2022.
- 2021: $41,818
- 2022: $28,791
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99308
Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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94 | 29 | $132.03 | $56.47 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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81 | 34 | $137.02 | $59.75 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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74 | 26 | $74.00 | $32.31 |
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99309
Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes
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70 | 28 | $175.19 | $74.57 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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51 | 47 | $383.16 | $164.17 |
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99306
Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 50 minutes or more
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38 | 37 | $319.47 | $135.75 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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29 | 14 | $198.00 | $84.12 |
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11042
Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less
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25 | 12 | $254.92 | $107.24 |
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99307
Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes
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19 | 12 | $84.00 | $35.79 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-04-02NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 163WC2100X
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 163WE0900X
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 163WW0000X
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 163WX1500X
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 13800 FM 620 N, AUSTIN, TX 787171126 (Tel: 7372366400)
Registered at 1619 E COMMON ST STE 601602, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 781303452 (Tel: 8067121096)
Recorded as CINDY VARNUM, AGACNP-BC
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at ONE MED CENTER DRIVE, LOUIS A. JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER, CLARKSBURG, WV 263019988 (Tel: 3046233461)
Registered at HC 62 BOX 35, PINE GROVE, WV 264199734 (Tel: 9083197282)
Recorded as CINDY BARR, RN, CWOCN
Registered Nurse (license number reported to NPPES: WV 77720)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Austin
- Olivia Calzada- Downs, NP
- Laura Martinez-Colon, ACNS-BC
- Yolanda Magana, NP
- Brandy Rizzo, APRN
- Bindu Paudel, APN
- Rhiannon Pfullman, NP
Mailing Address
1619 E Common St Ste 601602
New Braunfels, TX 781303452
Phone: 8067121096