Leighton E. Frost, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Newton, IA
Leighton E. Frost, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Newton, Iowa, and NPI 1053340661, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 31266, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leighton E. Frost
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 31266 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 N 4TH Ave E, Newton, IA 50208
- Phone
- (641) 792-2112
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (641) 792-8484
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100309000743); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leighton E. Frost in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 31266Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,700 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 137 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate284 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium253 claims
- Lisinopril228 claims
- Synthroid176 claims
- Furosemide175 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium133 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: $84.08
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Insulet 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.
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
- Sac And Fox OF The Miss IN IowaTama, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leighton E. Frost among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Leighton E. Frost, MD is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 61% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Newton
They are 15 of the 213 NPPES records with a practice address in Newton, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zachary Alexander, MDNewton, IA 502081679525521
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- Patrick Edwards, MDNewton, IA 502081740214873
- Tara Gravenstine, DONewton, IA 502081043698939
- Steven Hill, MDNewton, IA 502081316976764
- Duane Jolivette, MDNewton, IA 502081134189764
- Min Pak, MDNewton, IA 502081962438317
Common questions
What is Leighton E. Frost, MD's NPI number?
Leighton E. Frost, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053340661, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leighton E. Frost, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 N 4TH Ave E, Newton, IA, 50208. Phone: (641) 792-2112. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leighton E. Frost, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 31266, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leighton E. Frost, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leighton E. Frost, MD had 4,700 Medicare Part D claims for 111 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.