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Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP

Accepting New Patients
Specializes in: Family Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (1980)
41 South Main Street
Wilkes Barre, PA 18701

Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP is a family medicine practitioner in Wilkes Barre, PA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1980 and has 46 years of experience.

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Office Locations

41 South Main Street
Wilkes Barre, PA 18701
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41 S Main Street
Wilkes Barre, PA 18701
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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2012 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP for Medicare patients.

blood draw 207
doctor visit 297
preventive care 61
vaccines 61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2013 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP for Medicare patients.

blood draw 204
doctor visit 295
preventive care 58
vaccines 58

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP.

Gender
Male 59
Female 49
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 80
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 46
From 75 to 84 36
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP in 2013

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 40
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 41
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2014 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP for Medicare patients.

blood draw 195
doctor visit 282
preventive care 49
vaccines 49

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP.

Gender
Male 55
Female 45
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 69
Black 17
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 54
From 75 to 84 21
85 and over 11
Less than 65 14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP in 2014

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 37
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2015 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP for Medicare patients.

blood draw 203
doctor visit 308
preventive care 64
vaccines 64

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP.

Gender
Male 110
Female 82
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 138
Black 30
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 114
From 75 to 84 42
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP in 2015

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 19
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 39
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2016 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP for Medicare patients.

blood draw 213
doctor visit 299
preventive care 71
vaccines 71

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP.

Gender
Male 61
Female 45
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 78
Black 15
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 67
From 75 to 84 23
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP in 2016

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 11
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 37
Dementia 0
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2017 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP for Medicare patients.

blood draw 244
doctor visit 336
preventive care 100
vaccines 100

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP.

Gender
Male 59
Female 42
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 70
Black 16
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 62
From 75 to 84 25
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP in 2017

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 20
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 38
Dementia 0
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2018 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP for Medicare patients.

blood draw 244
doctor visit 343
preventive care 89
vaccines 89

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP.

Gender
Male 67
Female 44
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 75
Black 21
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 65
From 75 to 84 29
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP in 2018

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 14
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 40
Dementia 0
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2019 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP for Medicare patients.

blood draw 244
doctor visit 319
preventive care 78
vaccines 78

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP.

Gender
Male 67
Female 45
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 77
Black 20
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 66
From 75 to 84 29
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP in 2019

Hypertension 64
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 10
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 42
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2020 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP for Medicare patients.

blood draw 93
doctor visit 139

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP.

Gender
Male 46
Female 31
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 56
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 44
From 75 to 84 22
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 14
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 49
Dementia 0
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2021 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP for Medicare patients.

blood draw 25
doctor visit 112

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP.

Gender
Male 18
Female 11
Age
From 65 to 74 14
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 52
Depression 48
Chronic Kidney Disease 48
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 41
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Wilkes Barre, PA during 2022 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP for Medicare patients.

blood draw 25
doctor visit 86
preventive care 11
vaccines 11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP.

Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 12
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 56
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP in 2023

Hypertension 0
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP treated as a family medicine practitioner in Wilkes Barre, PA were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

blood draw 172
doctor visit 237
preventive care 64
vaccines 64

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP.

Gender
Male 45
Female 32
Ethnicity
Black / African American 9
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 53
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 19
85 and over 0
Less than 65 1
65 to 74 44

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 56
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 33
Depression 8
Chronic Kidney Disease 18
Asthma 0
Osteoporosis 0
Heart Failure 8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 30
Atrial Fibrillation 2
Cancer 4
Dementia 0

Education & Training

Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1980. He is certified by the Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment-Family Medicine and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (1980)

Board Certification: Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment-Family Medicine

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP from all over the web to help you find the right in Wilkes Barre, PA. 

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Reviews From Around The Web
Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-01-21
Patient verified via Press Ganey
Dr. Avetian is an excellent doctor. I trust that he will care for my health as well as I do.
Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-08-20
Patient verified via Press Ganey
I have recommended this care provider because of the excellent service.
Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-05-27
Patient verified via Press Ganey
Dr Avetian is the best.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. George K. Avetian, DO, FCPP. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
ADAPT Pharma Inc. $25,026 NALOXONE
$25,026
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. $10,834 Narcan
$10,834
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $4,817 FARXIGA
$1,731 		BYDUREON
$834 		SYMBICORT
$816 		FASENRA
$251 		CRESTOR
$209 		Other
$977
Novo Nordisk Inc $4,738 RYBELSUS
$2,029 		Tresiba
$600 		Ozempic
$589 		Victoza
$507 		NovoLog
$476 		Other
$538
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $2,614 XARELTO
$1,230 		INVOKANA
$1,112 		INVOKAMET
$166 		SPRAVATO
$106
Other $14,085 ELIQUIS
$1,147 		JARDIANCE
$968 		Vascepa
$794 		Repatha
$736 		STEGLATRO
$713 		Other
$9,726
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $24,891
Honoraria $17,100
Travel and Lodging $12,369
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $5,429
Consulting Fee $1,890
Other $434

Biography

George Avetian, DO, is a board-certified family medicine physician at Geisinger 65 Forward Health Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He has been in practice for 38 years and speaks Armenian. After completing his undergraduate studies in biology at Villanova University, Dr Avetian earned his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency at Metropolitan Hospital in Springfield, Pa. Dr Avetian is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. He previously served as the Delaware County Senior Medical Advisor for nine years. Video: more from Dr George Avetian, D.O.