James Lester Avery, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Stockton, CA
James Lester Avery, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Stockton, California, and NPI 1790080182, issued on Jan 17, 2011. Check the license (California PA20054, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Lester Avery
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- PA20054 CA
20641 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 E March LN, Stockton, CA 95210
- Phone
- (209) 472-2300
- Enumerated
- Jan 17, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230215000633); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Lester Avery in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA20054Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,005 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium66 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium46 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate42 claims
- Losartan Potassium39 claims
- Metformin Hcl31 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: $426.24
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- American Specialty Physicians Group IncColusa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Lester Avery among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
James Lester Avery, P.A. is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 30% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kimberly Dizon, MHS, PA-CStockton, CA 952101942633318
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- Jennifer Khin, PA-CStockton, CA 952101538851811
- Christine Lee, PA-CStockton, CA 952101538941638
- David Paler, PA-CStockton, CA 952101629868054
- Joanne Suarez, P.A.Stockton, CA 952101457733800
- Piseth Suor, PAStockton, CA 952101699054809
Common questions
What is James Lester Avery, P.A.'s NPI number?
James Lester Avery, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790080182, issued on Jan 17, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Lester Avery, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 E March LN, Stockton, CA, 95210. Phone: (209) 472-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Lester Avery, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number PA20054, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Lester Avery, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Lester Avery, P.A. had 1,005 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.