Chelsea Austen, PA-C
NPI 1346608627ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant, Medical· Columbus, OH
Physician Assistant, Medical (PA-C) with Columbus Arthritis Center, Inc., practicing in Columbus, Ohio. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,017,367 for 1,844 claims, against $114,783 paid for services in 2024. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 17 companies reporting payments in 2025, $10,212 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Dublin Methodist Hospital and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1346608627 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 26, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant, Medical Primary | 363AM0700X | 50.004600RX | OH |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (OH) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 304 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 12,782 across 76 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $114,783 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,844 · 3,660 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 501 |
| Total drug cost | $1,017,367 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Columbus Arthritis Center, Inc.Columbus, OH · 21 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Dublin Methodist HospitalDublin, OH
- Genesis HospitalZanesville, OH
- Licking Memorial HospitalNewark, OH
- Memorial HospitalMarysville, OH
- Mount Carmel East & WestColumbus, OH
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$10,212 · 225 payments from 17 companies
- 2024$4,128 · 222 payments from 19 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $6,684 | 30 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $1,076 | 61 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $675.55 | 29 |
| Amgen Inc. | $633.02 | 49 |
| Ucb, Inc. | $310.49 | 17 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$4,314 · 219 payments
- Consulting Fee$3,365 · 1 payment
- Travel and Lodging$2,443 · 4 payments
- Education$90.00 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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