Gary James Avallone, OD
Optometrist · Ruston, LA
Gary James Avallone, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Ruston, Louisiana, and NPI 1457300261, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 927-032T, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary James Avallone
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 927-032T LA
3151T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 911 Tech Drive, Ruston, LA 71270
- Phone
- (318) 251-9095
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 251-1705
- Medicaid ID
- 1346870 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081017000697); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 540 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Verify Gary James Avallone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 927-032TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
87 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost26 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: $735.27
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Vision Associates IncRuston, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary James Avallone among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Gary James Avallone, OD is one of 540 optometrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Ruston
They are 6 of the 752 NPPES records with a practice address in Ruston, and 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
All 540 in Louisiana → Every provider in Ruston → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Anders, ODRuston, LA 712701023545910
- Anna Barbiero, O.D.Ruston, LA 712701629694310
- Jimmy Eaton, O.D.Ruston, LA 712701942380985
- Edward GilcreaseRuston, LA 712701063557551
- Robert Pierce, O.D.Ruston, LA 712701760451439
- Stacy Gandy, O.D.Rayville, LA 712691205831252
- Jimmy Gandy, O.D.Rayville, LA 712691366447310
- Larry Blackmon, O.D.West Monroe, LA 712911902944341
Common questions
What is Gary James Avallone, OD's NPI number?
Gary James Avallone, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457300261, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary James Avallone, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 911 Tech Drive, Ruston, LA, 71270. Phone: (318) 251-9095. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary James Avallone, OD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 927-032T, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gary James Avallone, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary James Avallone, OD had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.