What is Robert Avery's specialty?

Robert Avery (NPI 1700985496) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Santa Barbara, CA.

Where does Robert Avery practice?

Robert Avery practices in Santa Barbara, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1700985496.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Avery?

Robert Avery (NPI 1700985496) received approximately $1.6M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 550 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1700985496

Robert AveryM.D.

OphthalmologySanta Barbara, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,866

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

18,477

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.6M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

123

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost34 claims

Erythromycin Base30 claims

Prednisolone Acetate26 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine17 claims

Timolol Maleate16 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$14K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$9K

Food and Beverage$2K

Consulting Fee$1K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$9K

Food and Beverage$2K

Consulting Fee$1K

Travel and Lodging$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert Avery's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 46 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · Santa Barbara, CA	265	973
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	135	442
Pacific Point Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · San Luis Obispo, CA	123	299
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL	95	205
LOMPOC VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	45	163
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM	37	127
Steven Zelko Ophthalmology · Santa Barbara, CA	33	87
Stephen Couvillion Ophthalmology · Santa Barbara, CA	25	57
American Medical Response West Ambulance Service Provider · Buellton, CA	25	45
GOLETA VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL	22	100
Stuart Winthrop Ophthalmology · Santa Barbara, CA	21	44
Bryant Lum Ophthalmology · Ventura, CA	19	100

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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