Rick James Avery, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Sturgeon Bay, WI
Rick James Avery, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and NPI 1205490497, issued on Apr 24, 2019. Check the license (Wisconsin 81273-20, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rick James Avery
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 81273-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 323 S 18TH Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
- Phone
- (920) 746-0510
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2019
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2026
- Fax
- (920) 746-0099
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230313000513); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rick James Avery in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 81273-20Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,015 Medicare Part D claims for 332 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 130 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium84 claims
- Prednisone71 claims
- Losartan Potassium57 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate55 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er51 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium51 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Door County Memorial HospitalSister Bay, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rick James Avery among 3,765 family medicine physician records in Wisconsin
Rick James Avery, MD is one of 3,765 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2007 among the 2,347 with a school on file
- 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 207Q00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sturgeon Bay
They are 13 of the 350 NPPES records with a practice address in Sturgeon Bay, and 3,765 family medicine physician records in Wisconsin.
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Common questions
What is Rick James Avery, MD's NPI number?
Rick James Avery, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205490497, issued on Apr 24, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rick James Avery, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 323 S 18TH Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235. Phone: (920) 746-0510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rick James Avery, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 81273-20, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rick James Avery, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rick James Avery, MD had 2,015 Medicare Part D claims for 332 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.