NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leon Axel, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · New York, NY

Leon Axel, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1821052226, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (New York 222568, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821052226
Name
Leon Axel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License number
222568 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
660 1St Ave, New York, NY 10016
Phone
(212) 263-6248
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2006
Record last updated
May 13, 2026
Fax
(212) 263-7541
Medicaid ID
0224493 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070815000228); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1976
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 660 1St Ave

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

  1. Ingrid Bell, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1104216134
  2. Joseph Boonsiri, MDNeuroradiology Physician1861717175
  3. Alison Brehm, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1134336027
  4. Ankur Doshi, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1720240732
  5. Nancy Geller, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1265606172
  6. Lisa GillFamily Nurse Practitioner1164373221

Verify Leon Axel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
    Search for license 222568    Check the board
  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 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 score93.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. New York UniversityNew York, NY

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

950 diagnostic radiology physician records list a practice address in New York

They are 950 of the 98,468 NPPES records with a practice address in New York, and 3,146 diagnostic radiology physician records in New York.

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Other diagnostic radiology physician records in New York

  1. Adel Abadir, MDMiddletown, NY1760407068
  2. Valentino Abballe, M.D.New York, NY1710305081
  3. Mohamed Abbas, MDBrooklyn, NY1811407141
  4. Almas Abbasi, M.D.Stony Brook, NY1568408599
  5. Genevieve Abbey, M.D.New York, NY1962678474
  6. Ghadi AbboudNew York, NY1740936822
  7. Mohammed Abdeen, MDStony Brook, NY1699379305
  8. Dalya Abdel-Atti, MDStaten Island, NY1003499112
  9. Salah Abdelhadi, M.D.Williamsville, NY1326453259
  10. Farid Abdo, MDBronx, NY1659379626

Common questions

What is Leon Axel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Leon Axel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821052226, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leon Axel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 660 1St Ave, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (212) 263-6248. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leon Axel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 222568, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Leon Axel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 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.

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