George K. Avetian, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Wilkes Barre, PA
George K. Avetian, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1851348718, issued on May 27, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS004660L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George K. Avetian
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- OS004660L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 41 S Main St, Wilkes Barre, PA 18701
- Phone
- (570) 846-4777
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2023
- Fax
- (570) 846-4785
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080116000243); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 41 S Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify George K. Avetian in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS004660LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,472 Medicare Part D claims for 517 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 99 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium487 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium474 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium390 claims
- Omeprazole270 claims
- Lisinopril269 claims
- Losartan Potassium255 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: $219.84
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, 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.
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
- Geisinger ClinicKingston, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George K. Avetian among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
George K. Avetian, D.O. is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
41 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Wilkes Barre
They are 41 of the 2,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Anistranski, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187011568498509
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- Stephanie Gill, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187011174794564
- Dennis Fisher, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021285601245
- Gaye Gustitus, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021245209014
- Richard Huntington, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021275592164
- John Kish, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021902832975
- Gerard Kline, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021528028867
Common questions
What is George K. Avetian, D.O.'s NPI number?
George K. Avetian, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851348718, issued on May 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George K. Avetian, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 41 S Main St, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18701. Phone: (570) 846-4777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George K. Avetian, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS004660L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George K. Avetian, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George K. Avetian, D.O. had 8,472 Medicare Part D claims for 517 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.