Desiree S. Leithem, NURSE PRACTITIONER
Family Nurse Practitioner · San Diego, CA
Desiree S. Leithem, NURSE PRACTITIONER is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1952564320, issued on Jul 7, 2008. Check the license (California 18324, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Desiree S. Leithem
- Credential
- NURSE PRACTITIONER
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 18324 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 543-3114
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 12, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120430000394); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Desiree S. Leithem in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 18324Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
194 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass41 claims
- Fluconazole16 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim16 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate14 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Desiree S. Leithem among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Desiree S. Leithem, NURSE PRACTITIONER is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 13% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Desiree S. Leithem, NURSE PRACTITIONER's NPI number?
Desiree S. Leithem, NURSE PRACTITIONER's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952564320, issued on Jul 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Desiree S. Leithem, NURSE PRACTITIONER located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 543-3114. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Desiree S. Leithem, NURSE PRACTITIONER's license?
NPPES lists California license number 18324, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Desiree S. Leithem, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Desiree S. Leithem, NURSE PRACTITIONER had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.