Dr. Richard W. Awtrey Jr., MD

Dr. Awtrey practices at MGA Gastrointestinal Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dr. Awtrey's NPI, 1649203761, was assigned on July 9, 2006. Dr. Awtrey graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Awtrey's Louisiana license number on file is 025602.

Dr. Awtrey's primary practice is MGA Gastrointestinal Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center, at 2820 Napoleon Ave, Suite 700, New Orleans, LA 70115. The practice phone is (504) 896-8680.

Dr. Awtrey's primary practice is MGA Gastrointestinal Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Awtrey is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans. The medical group on file is Texas Digestive Disease Consultants. Dmand AI also links Dr. Awtrey to 4 more hospitals, 6 group practices and clinics and 5 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Awtrey practices, 12 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Awtrey's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Awtrey is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Awtrey's licenses on file in 2 states: Louisiana and Mississippi.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids and intestinal diverticulosis among the conditions Dr. Awtrey treats.

CMS data shows 534 Medicare services from Dr. Awtrey across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 309 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $52,931 for them.

CMS counts 309 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Awtrey in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 154 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Awtrey's median patient age at 64, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Awtrey wrote 1,054 Medicare Part D claims for 449 patients. 69% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 872 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $111,924 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 880 claims across 20 drugs.

Dr. Awtrey accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Awtrey as offering telehealth. CMS counts 75 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Awtrey, more than 71% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 454 general payments to Dr. Awtrey from 37 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $3,142.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Awtrey, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Dr. Awtrey graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 2001.

Dr. Awtrey is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.