Ricardo Avena, M.D.
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · Fresno, CA
Ricardo Avena, M.D. is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1114903648, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (California A87681, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ricardo Avena
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
- License number
- A87681 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2139 E Beechwood Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 322-6600
- Enumerated
- Dec 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 322-4625
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041013000256); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2139 E Beechwood Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ileana Cervantes, PA-CPhysician Assistant1073756235
- Randi Galli, M.D.Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician1932184959
- Steven Goss, P.A.Physician Assistant1629054309
- Nathan Healy, PA-CPhysician Assistant1902043458
- Bethany HerbletOccupational Therapist1891964383
- Andrew Mobius, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1316619414
Verify Ricardo Avena in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A87681Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (surgery) physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 188 among the 346 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $223.76
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sonex Health, Inc. The 296 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,725.83 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
- Randi A Galli MD IncMerced, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 39 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in California.
Other surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in California
- Frederick Abruzzo, M.D.San Francisco, CA1801000815
- Nicholas Caggiano, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA1306133699
- Walter Chang, MDFontana, CA1083781835
- Marie Dusch, MDSanta Maria, CA1659753911
- Bradford Edgerton, MDLos Angeles, CA1902954795
- Michael Feldman, MDBeverly Hills, CA1285657478
- Randi Galli, M.D.Fresno, CA1932184959
- Julie Gilbert, M.D.San Diego, CA1659378990
- Andrew Guenthart, M.D.Morgan Hill, CA1134482805
- Kenny Hanna, MDGlendale, CA1629283510
Common questions
What is Ricardo Avena, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ricardo Avena, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114903648, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ricardo Avena, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2139 E Beechwood Ave, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 322-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ricardo Avena, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A87681, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ricardo Avena, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ricardo Avena, M.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician prescribers was 188. 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.