Joseph Francis Avey, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Lehigh Acres, FL
Joseph Francis Avey, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lehigh Acres, Florida, and NPI 1396732970, issued on Sep 29, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME66976, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Francis Avey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- ME66976 FL
ME0066976 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 260 Beth Stacey Blvd Unit 130, Lehigh Acres, FL 33936
- Phone
- (239) 368-2839
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2024
- Fax
- (239) 368-5011
- Medicaid ID
- 376855400 FL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Francis Avey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME66976Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,475 Medicare Part D claims for 710 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 143 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate504 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium499 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium321 claims
- Metformin Hcl313 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium275 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate223 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: $741.46
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Joseph Francis Avey among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida
Joseph Francis Avey, M.D. is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 51% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lehigh Acres
They are 17 of the 1,566 NPPES records with a practice address in Lehigh Acres, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Francis Avey, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Francis Avey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396732970, issued on Sep 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Francis Avey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 260 Beth Stacey Blvd Unit 130, Lehigh Acres, FL, 33936. Phone: (239) 368-2839. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Francis Avey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME66976, 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 Francis Avey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Francis Avey, M.D. had 10,475 Medicare Part D claims for 710 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.