NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Averbach, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · West Palm Beach, FL

Joseph Averbach, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in West Palm Beach, Florida, and NPI 1649249798, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0058033, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649249798
Name
Joseph Averbach
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
ME0058033 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1309 N Flagler Dr, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone
(561) 655-5511
Enumerated
Mar 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1309 N Flagler Dr

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

  1. Kashif Abad, M.D.Nephrology Physician1518405075
  2. Jennifer Abnet, PAPhysician Assistant1811965338
  3. David Ahr, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1366447880
  4. Viviane Andersen, ARNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1679904486
  5. Demetri AndreadisEmergency Medicine Physician1184998676
  6. Josie Arias Mirabal, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1093378143

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

403 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Averbach403
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Sodium37 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl33 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl29 claims
  4. Cefdinir25 claims
  5. Cephalexin25 claims
  6. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $33.50

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Averbach$33.50
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

Joseph Averbach among 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida

Joseph Averbach, MD is one of 4,034 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Florida

There are 4,034 emergency medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Demetri AndreadisWest Palm Beach, FL 334011184998676
  2. Richard Bost, MDWest Palm Beach, FL 334011174527014
  3. Margery Casker, MDWest Palm Beach, FL 334011619945136
  4. Jere Fitts, M.D.West Palm Beach, FL 334011639223068
  5. Adam Goldstone, M.D.West Palm Beach, FL 334011457512642
  6. Farah Lalani, DOWest Palm Beach, FL 334011780911503
  7. Cyril Morello, MDWest Palm Beach, FL 334011962462614
  8. Amratlal Patel, MDWest Palm Beach, FL 334011821067927

Common questions

What is Joseph Averbach, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Averbach, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649249798, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Averbach, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1309 N Flagler Dr, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401. Phone: (561) 655-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Averbach, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME0058033, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Averbach, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Averbach, MD had 403 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph Averbach, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.