Laura Jean Leija, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Las Cruces, NM
Laura Jean Leija, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1760912646, issued on Jun 14, 2017. Check the license (New Mexico MD2020-0352, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Jean Leija
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD2020-0352 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2450 S Telshor Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Phone
- (575) 521-5385
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200818003247); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Jean Leija in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2020-0352Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
179 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl20 claims
- Ondansetron Odt17 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl16 claims
- Cephalexin13 claims
- Levofloxacin11 claims
- Paxlovid11 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 3 group practices
- Las Cruces HB Medical Services LLCLas Cruces, NM
- New Mexico Primary Care Group PCLas Cruces, NM
- Pearsall Emergency Medicine Associates, PAEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Jean Leija among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico
Laura Jean Leija, MD is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Cruces
They are 103 of the 5,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Cruces, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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Common questions
What is Laura Jean Leija, MD's NPI number?
Laura Jean Leija, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760912646, issued on Jun 14, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Jean Leija, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2450 S Telshor Blvd, Las Cruces, NM, 88011. Phone: (575) 521-5385. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Jean Leija, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2020-0352, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Jean Leija, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Jean Leija, MD had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 147 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.