NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leah Teekell Taylor, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · St Petersburg, FL

Leah Teekell Taylor, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in St Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1912971292, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME94635, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912971292
Name
Leah Teekell Taylor
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
ME94635 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10033 Dr Martin Luther King JR St N, St Petersburg, FL 33716
Phone
(727) 498-8898
Enumerated
Feb 14, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(727) 800-6959
Medicaid ID
274300100 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110214000460); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1985
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 10033 Dr Martin Luther King JR St N

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

  1. Jeanne Bangtson, DCChiropractor1518943695
  2. Kalina Shannon, A.P.Acupuncturist1528279205
  3. Marc Taylor, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1982649935
  4. Sean Woodward, DCChiropractor1023052552

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19.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

1,916 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Leah Teekell Taylor1,916
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium131 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate90 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate85 claims
  4. Lisinopril82 claims
  5. Alprazolam80 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium68 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $22.67

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Leah Teekell Taylor$22.67
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. Cardiothoracic Surgery OF Hyde Park IncSt Petersburg, FL

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

Leah Teekell Taylor among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida

Leah Teekell Taylor, MD is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Florida

There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Spoto, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337091336113190
  2. Richard Norenberg, M.D.Bay Pines, FL 337081609982503
  3. Robert Lazzara, MDSt Pete Beach, FL 337061891769980
  4. Philip Ovadia, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337041669405841
  5. Christopher Bariana, D.O.St Petersburg, FL 337011992092662
  6. John Brock, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011154327393
  7. Foster Bryan, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337011457363103
  8. Dwight Hand, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337011780766238

Common questions

What is Leah Teekell Taylor, MD's NPI number?

Leah Teekell Taylor, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912971292, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leah Teekell Taylor, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10033 Dr Martin Luther King JR St N, St Petersburg, FL, 33716. Phone: (727) 498-8898. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leah Teekell Taylor, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME94635, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Leah Teekell Taylor, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leah Teekell Taylor, MD had 1,916 Medicare Part D claims for 259 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Leah Teekell Taylor, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

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