William Travis Avara, MD
Surgery Physician · Pascagoula, MS
William Travis Avara, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and NPI 1326062969, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 09935, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Travis Avara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 09935 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 Telephone RD, Pascagoula, MS 39567
- Phone
- (228) 762-4483
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2022
- Fax
- (228) 769-0406
- Medicaid ID
- 00115538 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101105000123); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 257 in Mississippi → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2525 Telephone RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Bailey, MDSurgery Physician1427063791
- Lindsay Buono, M.D.Surgery Physician1780115238
- Edward Dvorak, MDSurgery Physician1902820525
- Nicholas Fayard, M.D.Surgery Physician1114126042
- David Jenkins, MDSurgery Physician1174583496
- Anna Kahlmus, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1366989253
Verify William Travis Avara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 09935Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
209 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium59 claims
- Sucralfate59 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium16 claims
- Scopolamine14 claims
- Topiramate11 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: $1,865.23
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Singing River Health SystemPascagoula, MS · Acute Care Hospitals1 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
William Travis Avara among 257 surgery physician records in Mississippi
William Travis Avara, MD is one of 257 surgery physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 152 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 surgery physician records list a practice address in Pascagoula
They are 8 of the 459 NPPES records with a practice address in Pascagoula, and 257 surgery physician records in Mississippi.
All 257 in Mississippi → Every provider in Pascagoula → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Bailey, MDPascagoula, MS 395671427063791
- Lindsay Buono, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395671780115238
- Edward Dvorak, MDPascagoula, MS 395671902820525
- Nicholas Fayard, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395671114126042
- David Jenkins, MDPascagoula, MS 395671174583496
- Jason Payne, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395671477723252
- Jeremy Simpler, M.D.Pascagoula, MS 395671528249554
- Adam Eppler, MDOcean Springs, MS 395641326484312
Common questions
What is William Travis Avara, MD's NPI number?
William Travis Avara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326062969, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Travis Avara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 Telephone RD, Pascagoula, MS, 39567. Phone: (228) 762-4483. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Travis Avara, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 09935, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Travis Avara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Travis Avara, MD had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.