Christopher W. Ley, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Providence, RI
Christopher W. Ley, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1598752024, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license (Rhode Island MD06618, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher W. Ley
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD06618 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 148 W River St, Providence, RI 02904
- Phone
- (401) 572-3887
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (401) 865-6192
- Medicaid ID
- 7000367 RI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041029000066); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher W. Ley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license MD06618Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,607 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium341 claims
- Lisinopril154 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium136 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate130 claims
- Eliquis120 claims
- Losartan Potassium107 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: $33.34
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Christopher W. Ley among 1,033 internal medicine physician records in Rhode Island
Christopher W. Ley, MD is one of 1,033 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 590 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
511 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Providence
They are 511 of the 9,647 NPPES records with a practice address in Providence, and 1,033 internal medicine physician records in Rhode Island.
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Common questions
What is Christopher W. Ley, MD's NPI number?
Christopher W. Ley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598752024, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher W. Ley, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 148 W River St, Providence, RI, 02904. Phone: (401) 572-3887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher W. Ley, MD's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD06618, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher W. Ley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher W. Ley, MD had 3,607 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.