Christine Leehealey, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Irvine, CA
Christine Leehealey, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1316055809, issued on Aug 26, 2006. Check the license (California A77339, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Leehealey
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A77339 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4950 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92604
- Phone
- (949) 654-3763
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 262-0344
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine Leehealey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A77339Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
5,729 Medicare Part D claims for 652 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 253 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate1,227 claims
- Methotrexate699 claims
- Leflunomide336 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl322 claims
- Prednisone309 claims
- Celecoxib217 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: $3,029.95
141 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Christine Leehealey among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Christine Leehealey, MD is one of 926 rheumatology 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, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Robert Freed, MDIrvine, CA 926181316026784
- Diana Girnita, MD, PHDIrvine, CA 926181922378116
- Janki Trivedi, M.D.Sun City, CA 925861356665905
- Man Shim, M.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261356536007
- Stanley Naides, MDDana Point, CA 926291891744520
- Nazee Farsi, MDLaguna Woods, CA 926371386826881
Common questions
What is Christine Leehealey, MD's NPI number?
Christine Leehealey, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316055809, issued on Aug 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Leehealey, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4950 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA, 92604. Phone: (949) 654-3763. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Leehealey, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A77339, 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 Christine Leehealey, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Leehealey, MD had 5,729 Medicare Part D claims for 652 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.