John Averette
Physician Assistant · Asheville, NCNPI 1689139768
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $26,775 of the $34,082 with a category attached, or 78.6%. AbbVie accounts for 93.8% of it on its own, with 11 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $28,025 and has fallen 98.5% since, to $413 in 2025. Among physician assistant clinicians in NC with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 219 payments — averaging $155.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$32K
- ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.)$530
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$393
- Alkermes, Inc.$376
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.$303
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.$115
- plus $398 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$26,77579%
- Travel & lodging$3,81011%
- Food & beverage$3,44210%
- Education$550%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 95 | $31,966 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 34 | $530 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 25 | $393 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 16 | $376 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 19 | $303 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 6 | $115 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $106 |
| Indivior Inc. | 5 | $88 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 7 | $71 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 4 | $62 |
| USWM, LLC | 4 | $55 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $17 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- VRAYLAR$30,456
- ARISTADA$446
- ARISTADA INITIO$111
How this compares
$34,082 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 7,441 physician assistant providers in North Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| VraylarCariprazine Hcl | 77 | $111,276 |
| Invega SustennaPaliperidone Palmitate | 33 | $103,746 |
| LybalviOlanzapine/Samidorphan Malate | 46 | $65,553 |
| AristadaAripiprazole Lauroxil | 17 | $55,461 |
| Abilify MaintenaAripiprazole | 14 | $43,442 |
| SublocadeBuprenorphine | 11 | $22,208 |
| Dextroamphetamine-Amphet ErDextroamphetamine/Amphetamine | 44 | $3,118 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 139 | $2,076 |
| Gabapentin | 144 | $2,036 |
| Olanzapine OdtOlanzapine | 22 | $1,857 |
| Atomoxetine Hcl | 23 | $1,667 |
| Lurasidone Hcl | 23 | $1,527 |
| Prazosin Hcl | 88 | $1,379 |
| Clonazepam | 146 | $1,345 |
| Bupropion XlBupropion Hcl | 78 | $1,234 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Alkermes, Inc.Lybalvi, Aristada | $376 | $121,01463 claims |
| AbbVieVraylar | $31,966 | $111,27677 claims |
| Johnson & JohnsonInvega Sustenna | $17 | $103,74633 claims |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.Abilify Maintena | $393 | $43,44214 claims |
| Indivior Inc.Sublocade | $88 | $22,20811 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 7,441 physician assistant providers in North Carolina.
Other physician assistant in Asheville
- Jeremy DavidsonAsheville$96K
- Carrie VoedischAsheville$32K
- Jo HughesGreensboro$814K
- Rachel HolzhauerCharlotte$739K
- Amber BlairCharlotte$551K
- Benjamin EpsteinDavidson$447K
- Rebecca KrausDavidson$425K
- Brooke JonesGoldsboro$259K
- Philip ReasbeckWilson$180K
- Katherine SchultzHuntersville$164K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.