James Leithead
Surgery Physician · Covington, LA
James Leithead is a surgery physician with a practice address in Covington, Louisiana, and NPI 1437473469, issued on Mar 19, 2010. Check the license (Louisiana MD.207922, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Leithead
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD.207922 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7015 Highway 190 East Service RD Ste 200, Covington, LA 70433
- Phone
- (985) 234-3000
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2010
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2024
- Fax
- (985) 234-3001
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160613002342); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7015 Highway 190 East Service RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Leithead in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.207922Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
969 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium271 claims
- Ozempic96 claims
- Ondansetron Odt79 claims
- Topiramate79 claims
- Sucralfate78 claims
- Mounjaro64 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $654.99
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Louisiana State University School OF Medicine IN New Orleans Faculty GNew Orleans, LA
- Our Lady OF The Lake Physician Group LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Leithead among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
James Leithead is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 surgery physician records list a practice address in Covington
They are 25 of the 1,868 NPPES records with a practice address in Covington, and 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 432 in Louisiana → Every provider in Covington → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Angela Buonagura, MDCovington, LA 704331780676841
- Lisa Campeau, M.D.Covington, LA 704331629039318
- Michael Carpenter, M.D.Covington, LA 704331053312231
- James Cody, M.D.Covington, LA 704331265434187
- Ralph Corsetti, M.D.Covington, LA 704331750341863
- Matthew French, M.D.Covington, LA 704331609837087
- Stephen Harkness, MDCovington, LA 704331679501704
- Ludwig Heintz, M.D.Covington, LA 704331295736411
Common questions
What is James Leithead's NPI number?
James Leithead's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437473469, issued on Mar 19, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Leithead located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7015 Highway 190 East Service RD Ste 200, Covington, LA, 70433. Phone: (985) 234-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Leithead's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.207922, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Leithead prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Leithead had 969 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Leithead's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.