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Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD

Accepting New Patients

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Plastic Surgery

Harvard Medical School (1994)

Professional interests include: plastic surgery procedures, reconstructive surgery

51 Blossom Street
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 722-3000

Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD is a plastic surgeon in Boston, MA specializing in plastic surgery. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1994 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD is affiliated with Shriners Children's and Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Office Locations

15 Parkman Street Wacc 435
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 724-9922

(617) 726-8089

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51 Blossom Street
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 722-3000

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55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 724-9922

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2024

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By Volume:

greater occipital nerve block

nerve block

In 2024, Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD performed more greater occipital nerve block, and nerve block procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	63

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	55

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2014

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	28

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2015

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	34

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2016

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	53

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2017

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	40

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2018

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	47

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	46

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2019

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2020 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	83
injections	13
nerve block	13
nerve procedures	35
pain management	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2020

Hypertension	38
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2021 were nerve block, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	65
injections	20
nerve block	20
pain management	20

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2021

Hypertension	39
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	11
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2022

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2023 were nerve block, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	21
nerve block	35
pain management	21

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2023

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Boston, MA during 2024 were nerve block, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	46
injections	12
nerve block	12
pain management	12

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	41

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2024

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Boston, MA were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, nerve block and pain management.

decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	49
injections	16
nerve block	20
nerve procedures	35
pain management	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD.

**Gender**
Female	25
Male	9

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	7
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	2
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	22

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and cancer.

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	1
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	29
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1994. He completed residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certified and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School (1994)

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital (1997)

Board Certification: Board Certified

Licensed In: Massachusetts

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Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Sientra, Inc.	$127,675 SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT $127,675
Novo Nordisk AS	$14,769 $14,769
TELA Bio, Inc.	$5,491 OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) $3,550	Ovitex $1,334	OviTex 2S $608
Mentor Worldwide LLC	$2,569 MENTOR CPX Family of Breast Tissue Expanders $1,805	MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer $401	Reconstruction $169	ARTOURA Breast Tissue Expander $85	$109
Integra LifeSciences Corporation	$1,479 PriMatrix $481	INTEGRA DERMAL REGENERATION TEMPLATE $343	Flowable $115	IDRT $45	$495
Other	$2,424 Irrisept $388	AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $283	NATRELLE $147	Kerecis SurgiClose $141	PURAPLY WOUND MATRIX $125	Other $1,340

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$86,736
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$54,593
Food and Beverage	$9,240
Travel and Lodging	$3,782
Education	$54

Biography

Dr. William Austen practices plastic surgery in Boston, MA. Areas of expertise for Dr. Austen include plastic surgery procedures and reconstructive surgery. After attending Harvard Medical School, he completed his residency training at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Austen include: Founders Award; Best Presentation by a Mentor; and The One Hundred Caregiver. His professional affiliations include Shriners Children's and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Newton-Wellesley Hospital reports that Dr. Austen is accepting new patients at his office in BOSTON, MA.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD in 2024

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Gerald Austen JR., FACS, MD From 2012 - 2024

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General Payments

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