NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leland Chester McCluskey, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · New Orleans, LA

Leland Chester McCluskey, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1821421389, issued on Aug 19, 2013. Check the license (Louisiana 306194, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821421389
Name
Leland Chester McCluskey
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
306194 LA
MD18345 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1430 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone
(504) 988-8010
Enumerated
Aug 19, 2013
Record last updated
Oct 11, 2023
Medicaid ID
2446681 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230912002623); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2017
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 1430 Tulane Ave

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

  1. Asim Abdel-Mageed, DVM, PH.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811825268
  2. Farah Abdulhai, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1093385486
  3. Wassim Aghnatios Abi Jaoude, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1689837643
  4. Maria Aguilera Pena, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639973951
  5. Zeena Al-Dujaili, MDMOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1184824393
  6. Belal AlammarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770044638

Verify Leland Chester McCluskey in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State 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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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

97 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. Leland McCluskey97
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin17 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): 75.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score59.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%62.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%95.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $9,345.54

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Leland McCluskey$9,346
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Administrators OF The Tulane Educational FundMetairie, LA

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

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana

  1. Mehdi Abouei, MDVille Platte, LA1871124909
  2. Nick Accardo, M.D.Franklin, LA1508911827
  3. Shaun Accardo, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA1104140755
  4. Kenneth Adatto, M.D.New Orleans, LA1467420943
  5. Rasheed Ahmad, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA1295732345
  6. David Aiken, M.D.Metairie, LA1033101290
  7. Alfonso Alarcon, M.D.Fort Polk, LA1356330070
  8. Lincoln Andre, MDShreveport, LA1245867266
  9. George Andrews, MDNew Orleans, LA1225504889
  10. Edward Anglin, MDShreveport, LA1811991714

Common questions

What is Leland Chester McCluskey, MD's NPI number?

Leland Chester McCluskey, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821421389, issued on Aug 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leland Chester McCluskey, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1430 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (504) 988-8010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leland Chester McCluskey, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 306194, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Leland Chester McCluskey, MD had 97 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Leland Chester McCluskey, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.4 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.