Richard W. Awtrey, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · New Orleans, LA
Richard W. Awtrey, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1649203761, issued on Jul 9, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 025602, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard W. Awtrey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- 025602 LA
20193 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2820 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115
- Phone
- (504) 896-8670
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (504) 896-8699
- Medicaid IDs
- 08022373 MS
1042927 LA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040617001624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2820 Napoleon Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard W. Awtrey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 025602Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,054 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium283 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf111 claims
- Linzess67 claims
- Omeprazole52 claims
- Plenvu36 claims
- Gavilyte-C31 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: $1,547.97
102 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 3 group practices
- Crescent City Physicians IncNew Orleans, LA
- South Louisiana Medical AssociatesHouma, LA
- Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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There are 263 gastroenterology physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Richard W. Awtrey, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard W. Awtrey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649203761, issued on Jul 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard W. Awtrey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2820 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70115. Phone: (504) 896-8670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard W. Awtrey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 025602, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard W. Awtrey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard W. Awtrey, M.D. had 1,054 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.