NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Anthony Avitabile, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN

Anthony Avitabile, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1518942341, issued on Dec 14, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 1218, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518942341
Name
Anthony Avitabile
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
1218 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6043 Shallowford RD Ste 101, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Phone
(423) 802-1919
Enumerated
Dec 14, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2022
Fax
(423) 269-6178
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040117000115); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6043 Shallowford RD Ste 101

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alyson Marter, MSN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538799960

Verify Anthony Avitabile in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,214 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 215 claims were for opioids.

  1. Anthony Avitabile4,214
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium164 claims
  2. Gabapentin136 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium124 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate106 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl102 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium101 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $2,384.19

115 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Anthony Avitabile$2,384.19
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Rivercity Family Medicine PLLCChattanooga, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Anthony Avitabile among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee

Anthony Avitabile, DO is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

130 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga

They are 130 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Natasha Ballard, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211023288743
  2. Synthia Beeler, MDChattanooga, TN 374211154325934
  3. Michael Behrend, MDChattanooga, TN 374211134150527
  4. Jennifer Bivens, MDChattanooga, TN 374211437204039
  5. Eileen Boroughs, MDChattanooga, TN 374211811999212
  6. John Carter, MDChattanooga, TN 374211427022524
  7. Karen Ekwueme, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211720183890
  8. Lisa Fara, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374211366698755

Common questions

What is Anthony Avitabile, DO's NPI number?

Anthony Avitabile, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518942341, issued on Dec 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Anthony Avitabile, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6043 Shallowford RD Ste 101, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 802-1919. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Anthony Avitabile, DO's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 1218, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Anthony Avitabile, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Anthony Avitabile, DO had 4,214 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.