Leah Defea
Nurse Practitioner · Aberdeen, SD
Leah Defea is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and NPI 1700446200, issued on Jun 17, 2019. Check the license (South Dakota CP001578, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leah Defea
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- CP001578 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3015 3RD Ave SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401
- Phone
- (605) 226-5500
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2019
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leah Defea in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license CP001578Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
130 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl16 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): 76.7 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).
Leah Defea among 465 nurse practitioner records in South Dakota
Leah Defea is one of 465 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Dakota. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 58% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 71% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Aberdeen
They are 19 of the 758 NPPES records with a practice address in Aberdeen, and 465 nurse practitioner records in South Dakota.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shanna Anderson, CNPAberdeen, SD 574011669769998
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- Natalie BraunAberdeen, SD 574011235444233
- Tiffany Bruckner, CNPAberdeen, SD 574011801201439
- Brenda Davenport, CNPAberdeen, SD 574011265560163
- Jennifer GlynnAberdeen, SD 574011841642212
- Alisa Hogue, CNPAberdeen, SD 574011093753956
Common questions
What is Leah Defea's NPI number?
Leah Defea's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700446200, issued on Jun 17, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leah Defea located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3015 3RD Ave SE, Aberdeen, SD, 57401. Phone: (605) 226-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leah Defea's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number CP001578, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Leah Defea prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leah Defea had 130 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leah Defea's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.