Taurino Avelar, MD
Nephrology Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Taurino Avelar, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1114288867, issued on May 30, 2012. Check the license (Nevada 17100, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Taurino Avelar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 17100 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1294 Jones Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89146
- Phone
- (702) 877-1887
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200804000546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 125 in Nevada → Look up another NPI →
Verify Taurino Avelar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17100Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
555 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide54 claims
- Prosol45 claims
- Jardiance41 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate36 claims
- Farxiga29 claims
- Losartan Potassium23 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: $551.48
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- National Tele-Nephrology Associates, PCNashville, TN
- Nephrology And Endocrine Associates IncLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Taurino Avelar among 125 nephrology physician records in Nevada
Taurino Avelar, MD is one of 125 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 77% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2000 among the 106 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Nevada
There are 125 nephrology physician records in Nevada.
All 125 in Nevada → Every provider in Las Vegas → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adin Boldur, MDLas Vegas, NV 891461619914066
- Venugopal Botla, MDLas Vegas, NV 891461689656357
- Richard Cottiero, MDLas Vegas, NV 891461295733988
- Bindu Khanna, MDLas Vegas, NV 891461538109095
- Lawrence Lehrner, MDLas Vegas, NV 891461083604094
- Marc Leiserowitz, MDLas Vegas, NV 891461952391963
- Thomas Lim, MDLas Vegas, NV 891461790775682
- James Ogrodowski, MDLas Vegas, NV 891461366443491
Common questions
What is Taurino Avelar, MD's NPI number?
Taurino Avelar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114288867, issued on May 30, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Taurino Avelar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1294 Jones Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89146. Phone: (702) 877-1887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Taurino Avelar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 17100, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Taurino Avelar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Taurino Avelar, MD had 555 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.