NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barbara M. Leighton, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Philadelphia, PA

Barbara M. Leighton, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1487751475, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD047332L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487751475
Name
Barbara M. Leighton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
MD047332L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3998 Red Lion RD, Philadelphia, PA 19114
Phone
(215) 612-8500
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 18, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(215) 612-2893
Medicaid ID
001643945006 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100517000137); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1990
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3998 Red Lion RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jamie Adamski, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1902003528
  2. Randall Ancharski, PACSurgical Physician Assistant1811035991
  3. Joseph Arcieri, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1144563636
  4. Neeja Bakshi, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1760668024
  5. Halfdan Bau-Madsen, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1235334616
  6. Barry Benner, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1710905013

Verify Barbara M. Leighton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

1,641 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.

  1. Barbara Leighton1,641
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa362 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta354 claims
  3. Montelukast Sodium144 claims
  4. Prednisone88 claims
  5. Breztri Aerosphere71 claims
  6. Fluticasone-Salmeterol67 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: $2,063.26

89 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Barbara Leighton$2,063.26
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Methodist Associates IN Healthcare, IncPhiladelphia, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Barbara M. Leighton among 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania

Barbara M. Leighton, MD is one of 779 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 86% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 568 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Aaronson, DOPhiladelphia, PA 191141770672040
  2. Steven Geller, DOPhiladelphia, PA 191141194836387
  3. Marcia Segal, DOPhiladelphia, PA 191141497853055
  4. Mary Barrosse-Antle, M.DPhiladelphia, PA 191111639666258
  5. Shifa Gandhi, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191111336602416
  6. Alan Haber, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191111568570596
  7. Kenneth Kalassian, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191111700897048
  8. Rohit Kumar, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191111831272384

Common questions

What is Barbara M. Leighton, MD's NPI number?

Barbara M. Leighton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487751475, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barbara M. Leighton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3998 Red Lion RD, Philadelphia, PA, 19114. Phone: (215) 612-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barbara M. Leighton, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD047332L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Barbara M. Leighton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Barbara M. Leighton, MD had 1,641 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.