John Paul Averette
Physician Assistant · Asheville, NC
John Paul Averette is a physician assistant with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1689139768, issued on Feb 4, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 001008845, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Paul Averette
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 001008845 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 119 Tunnel RD Ste D, Asheville, NC 28805
- Phone
- (828) 350-1000
- Enumerated
- Feb 4, 2019
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Paul Averette in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 001008845Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
1,736 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam146 claims
- Gabapentin144 claims
- Trazodone Hcl139 claims
- Prazosin Hcl88 claims
- Bupropion Xl78 claims
- Vraylar77 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: $4,686.20
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
John Paul Averette among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
John Paul Averette is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2019, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
363 physician assistant records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 363 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is John Paul Averette's NPI number?
John Paul Averette's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689139768, issued on Feb 4, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Paul Averette located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 119 Tunnel RD Ste D, Asheville, NC, 28805. Phone: (828) 350-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Paul Averette's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 001008845, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Paul Averette prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Paul Averette had 1,736 Medicare Part D claims for 48 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.