NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leah Jane Nelson, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA

Leah Jane Nelson, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1457855876, issued on Mar 20, 2018. Check the license (Washington OP61413363, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457855876
Name
Leah Jane Nelson
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
OP61413363 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1901 S Union Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone
(253) 459-6200
Enumerated
Mar 20, 2018
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230731004162); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1901 S Union Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  3. Maria BeckmanPhysician Assistant1942876461
  4. Laura Beste, PHARMDPharmacist1508842733
  5. George Brain, DDSPediatric Dentistry1407043367
  6. Gail Bunker, R,PH., PHARM.D.Pharmacist1528044716

Verify Leah Jane Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

298 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Leah Nelson298
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir23 claims
  2. Prednisone16 claims
  3. Doxycycline Monohydrate15 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl15 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $73.90

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Leah Nelson$73.90
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. South Sound Inpatient Physicians PLLCTacoma, WA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Leah Jane Nelson among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington

Leah Jane Nelson, DO is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 57% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

363 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tacoma

They are 363 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Bateman, MDTacoma, WA 984051215900279
  2. Camela Billick, MDTacoma, WA 984051275519944
  3. Keith Demirjian, MDTacoma, WA 984051447223417
  4. Raymond Dilworth, MDTacoma, WA 984051285607150
  5. Mark Doane, MDTacoma, WA 984051902836935
  6. Stephen Hillis, MDTacoma, WA 984051356314967
  7. Martin Iversen, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051427036581
  8. James Lenhart, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051619955424

Common questions

What is Leah Jane Nelson, DO's NPI number?

Leah Jane Nelson, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457855876, issued on Mar 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leah Jane Nelson, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1901 S Union Ave, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 459-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leah Jane Nelson, DO's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number OP61413363, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Leah Jane Nelson, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leah Jane Nelson, DO had 298 Medicare Part D claims for 122 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.