ORDER

KATHERINE P. NELSON, Magistrate Judge.

This matter is before the Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Rule 54(d)(2)(A), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, on Plaintiff's petition for attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (the "EAJA") (Doc. 26), filed August 5, 2014, and the Commissioner of Social Security's response (Doc. 29), filed August 13, 2014. In that response, the Commissioner informs the Court the parties met and conferred regarding the pending motion and "agreed to a slightly reduced award" based on a clerical error in the petition. (Doc. 29 at 1.) "Given this clarification, [as to the amount of hours,] the parties have agreed to an award of $930.00 reflecting five hours of attorney time at $186.00 an hour." (Id.)

The response goes on to discuss that while, generally speaking, EAJA fees are paid to a plaintiff and not his or her attorney, see Astrue v. Ratliff, ___ U.S. ___, 130 S.Ct. 2521, 2526 & 2526-27 (2010), there are instances in which such fees may be paid directly to an attorney. As to any assignment by Plaintiff of the EAJA attorney's fee amount to her attorney, this Court continues to honor what it believes is the best practice: to "remain silent regarding the direction of payment of those fees." E.g., Varner v. Astrue, No. 3:09-cv-1026-J-TEM, 2011 WL 2682131, at *2 (M.D. Fla. July 11, 2011).1 Therefore, because the Court finds the agreed upon amount reasonable, the parties' stipulation (compare Doc. 26, with Doc. 29) is due to be and hereby is GRANTED, and Plaintiff is awarded $930.00 in attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act.

DONE and ORDERED.