Catherine Annette Leja, MD PHD
Family Medicine Physician · Bishop, CA
Catherine Annette Leja, MD PHD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bishop, California, and NPI 1588673446, issued on Aug 7, 2006. Check the license (California A73578, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Annette Leja
- Credential
- MD PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A73578 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 135-B Pioneer Lane, Bishop, CA 93514
- Phone
- (760) 873-2849
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 873-2836
- Medicaid IDs
- 0A73578 CA
00A735780 NV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050428000613); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest family medicine physician records → All 17,133 in California → Look up another NPI →
Verify Catherine Annette Leja in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A73578Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
483 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium38 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium36 claims
- Lisinopril18 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide16 claims
- Losartan Potassium15 claims
- Valacyclovir14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northern Inyo Healthcare DistrictBishop, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Annette Leja among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Catherine Annette Leja, MD PHD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bishop
They are 15 of the 336 NPPES records with a practice address in Bishop, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
All 17,133 in California → Every provider in Bishop → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Boo, MDBishop, CA 935141255664124
- Stacey Brown, MDBishop, CA 935141629004650
- Henry Duke, M.D.Bishop, CA 935141770523052
- Samer Elhakim, MDBishop, CA 935141396720710
- Anne Gasior, MDBishop, CA 935141821158312
- Adam Jesionek, MDBishop, CA 935141689104911
- Richard Nicholson, MDBishop, CA 935141760536478
- Ashvin Pandya, M.D.Bishop, CA 935141851370480
Common questions
What is Catherine Annette Leja, MD PHD's NPI number?
Catherine Annette Leja, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588673446, issued on Aug 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Annette Leja, MD PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 135-B Pioneer Lane, Bishop, CA, 93514. Phone: (760) 873-2849. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Annette Leja, MD PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A73578, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine Annette Leja, MD PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Annette Leja, MD PHD had 483 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.