NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leland Berkwits, MD

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Memphis, TN

Leland Berkwits, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1730121930, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD44096, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1730121930
Name
Leland Berkwits
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
License number
MD44096 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6325 Humphreys Blvd, Memphis, TN 38120
Phone
(901) 522-7700
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 20, 2025
Fax
(901) 522-7700
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250128003521); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1984
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 6325 Humphreys Blvd

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

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  2. Ali Alawieh, M.D. PH.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1104389253
  3. Kristina AlbonettiPhysical Therapist1942916143
  4. Timothy ArentsenClinical Psychologist1487804720
  5. Kenan Arnautovic, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1134118789
  6. Adam Arthur, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1982693313

Verify Leland Berkwits in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

440 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 213 claims were for opioids.

  1. Leland Berkwits440
  2. Specialty average1,479

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen82 claims
  2. Gabapentin65 claims
  3. Pregabalin60 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl43 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
  6. Buprenorphine36 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $405.29

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Leland Berkwits$405.29
  2. Specialty average$2,193.30

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. Semmes-Murphey Clinic PCSouthaven, MS

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

Leland Berkwits among 25 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Tennessee

Leland Berkwits, MD is one of 25 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 96% 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, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 1995 among the 20 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 25 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Winfred Abrams, M.D.Memphis, TN 381201184940405
  2. Valentine Chukwuma, MD, PHDMemphis, TN 381201497393854
  3. David Dowling, M.D.Memphis, TN 381201548263692
  4. Judith Lee-Sigler, MDMemphis, TN 381191982698890
  5. Jonathan Stuart, D.O.Bartlett, TN 381331841470176
  6. Donald Sullivan, MDGermantown, TN 381391508814484
  7. Timothy Bunker, M.D.Oneida, TN 378411316086606
  8. Bruce Hairston, MDAlcoa, TN 377011679517981

Common questions

What is Leland Berkwits, MD's NPI number?

Leland Berkwits, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730121930, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leland Berkwits, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6325 Humphreys Blvd, Memphis, TN, 38120. Phone: (901) 522-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leland Berkwits, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD44096, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Leland Berkwits, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leland Berkwits, MD had 440 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Leland Berkwits, 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.

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.