Paul Avenel, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Selmer, TN
Paul Avenel, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Selmer, Tennessee, and NPI 1972721850, issued on Apr 23, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 46282, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Avenel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 46282 TN
MD.32359 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 705 E Poplar Ave, Selmer, TN 38375
- Phone
- (731) 646-0200
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 705 E Poplar Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- James Baxter, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1750345807
- Ellen Cole-Wesson, O.T.Occupational Therapist1346557824
- Sara Depew, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1619221843
Verify Paul Avenel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 46282Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
572 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 92 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin71 claims
- Ibuprofen69 claims
- Ondansetron Odt64 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen59 claims
- Azithromycin58 claims
- Methylprednisolone48 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: $96.97
4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 12,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,340.71 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.
3 hospital and facility affiliations
- Amg-Crockett, LLCPulaski, TN
- Emergency Coverage LLCLawrenceburg, TN
- Immh Scottsboro LLCScottsboro, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
2 emergency medicine physician records list a Selmer practice address
They are 2 of the 136 NPPES records with a Selmer practice address, and 1,168 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 2 in Selmer → All 1,168 in Tennessee → Every provider in Selmer →
Other emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
- Richard Aballay, MDLewisburg, TN1063577377
- John Abercrombie, M.D.Memphis, TN1295761443
- Charles Adams, M.D.Knoxville, TN1093810863
- David Adams-Chunn, M.D.Nashville, TN1427341544
- Amanda Addington, M.D.Memphis, TN1134573777
- Olugbenga Adebanjo, M.DMemphis, TN1144274200
- William Adkins, MDMemphis, TN1629575071
- Hamad Ahmad, MDMillington, TN1013271485
- Tamer Akoury, MDClarksville, TN1699152280
- Faris Al-Gebory, M.D.Memphis, TN1851421705
Common questions
What is Paul Avenel, MD's NPI number?
Paul Avenel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972721850, issued on Apr 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Avenel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 705 E Poplar Ave, Selmer, TN, 38375. Phone: (731) 646-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Avenel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 46282, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Avenel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Avenel, MD had 572 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.