Leena Shahla, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Durham, NC
Leena Shahla, MD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1235489774, issued on Sep 12, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-00595, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leena Shahla
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License number
- 2024-00595 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 234 Crooked Creek Pkwy Ste 400, Durham, NC 27713
- Phone
- (919) 385-3000
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2025
- Fax
- (919) 576-8821
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240806001962); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 234 Crooked Creek Pkwy Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lynette Spencer, RD,LDNRegistered Dietitian1295442374
- Margaret Swerlick, NPNurse Practitioner1750036273
Verify Leena Shahla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2024-00595Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
953 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium123 claims
- Trulicity112 claims
- Lantus Solostar68 claims
- Jardiance44 claims
- Ozempic37 claims
- Hydrocortisone35 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): 88.4 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,056.03
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Chiesi USA, Inc. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leena Shahla among 289 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in North Carolina
Leena Shahla, MD is one of 289 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 203 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RE0101X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 289 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in North Carolina.
All 289 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician nationwide →
The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nathaniel Coleman, MDDurham, NC 277131083762165
- Sona Sharma, M.D.Durham, NC 277131336326131
- Maya Styner, M.D.Durham, NC 277131518183037
- Hiba Abouassi, M.D.Durham, NC 277101063617470
- Natasha Akhter, MDDurham, NC 277101992967863
- Samy Hadjadj, M.D.Durham, NC 277101174830426
- Beatrice HongDurham, NC 277101982876892
- Jean-Paul Kovalik, MD, PHDDurham, NC 277101205000643
Common questions
What is Leena Shahla, MD's NPI number?
Leena Shahla, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235489774, issued on Sep 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leena Shahla, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 234 Crooked Creek Pkwy Ste 400, Durham, NC, 27713. Phone: (919) 385-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leena Shahla, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-00595, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leena Shahla, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leena Shahla, MD had 953 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leena Shahla, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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.