Leah Ista, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Grand Forks, ND
Leah Ista, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and NPI 1952798183, issued on Apr 27, 2015. Check the license (North Dakota 15998, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leah Ista
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 15998 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 S Columbia RD - Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND 58201
- Phone
- (701) 780-5280
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191206000764); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest emergency medicine physician records → All 126 in North Dakota → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1200 S Columbia RD - Altru Hospital
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Leah Ista in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 15998Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
180 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin24 claims
- Ondansetron Odt11 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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
- Altru Health SystemGrand Forks, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leah Ista among 126 emergency medicine physician records in North Dakota
Leah Ista, MD is one of 126 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 64 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 126 emergency medicine physician records in North Dakota.
All 126 in North Dakota → Every provider in Grand Forks → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benito Aubergine, MDGrand Forks, ND 582011073718169
- Christopher Boe, MDGrand Forks, ND 582011992865885
- James Fasbender, MDGrand Forks, ND 582011922199934
- Paul German, MDGrand Forks, ND 582011033591961
- Joel Johnson, MDGrand Forks, ND 582011295826097
- Casey Kramer, D.O.Grand Forks, ND 582011568998607
- Samuel Lohstreter, MDGrand Forks, ND 582011336568575
- Deborah Nwafor, D.O.Grand Forks, ND 582011497316863
Common questions
What is Leah Ista, MD's NPI number?
Leah Ista, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952798183, issued on Apr 27, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leah Ista, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 S Columbia RD - Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, 58201. Phone: (701) 780-5280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leah Ista, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 15998, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leah Ista, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leah Ista, MD had 180 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.