NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leon Cooper Garner, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC

Leon Cooper Garner, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1194727966, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 38062, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194727966
Name
Leon Cooper Garner
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
38062 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15825 John J Delaney Dr, Charlotte, NC 28277
Phone
(704) 384-1925
Enumerated
Aug 11, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(704) 384-1930
Medicaid ID
8934718 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100416000188); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1988
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 15825 John J Delaney Dr

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

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  3. Christopher Powers, PAPhysician Assistant1275566937
  4. Robert Raspa, PA-CPhysician Assistant1508889643
  5. Todd ShropshirePhysical Therapist1649380288
  6. Ronald Singer, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1023091444

Verify Leon Cooper Garner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,132 Medicare Part D claims for 626 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Leon Garner7,132
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium471 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium465 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium429 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate425 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate254 claims
  6. Simvastatin218 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Novant Health Medical Group, LLCCharlotte, NC
  2. The Weston Group IncCharlotte, NC

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

Leon Cooper Garner among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Leon Cooper Garner, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

536 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte

They are 536 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew Acampora, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771497728174
  2. Shazia Arain, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771871552257
  3. Zuzana Banas, MDCharlotte, NC 282771962407650
  4. Brett Christoffersen, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771386617710
  5. Philip Hanrahan, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771184626939
  6. Linda Hudson, MDCharlotte, NC 282771790759702
  7. Ralph LeonardCharlotte, NC 282771467434274
  8. Tejal Mehta, MDCharlotte, NC 282771043277882

Common questions

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

Leon Cooper Garner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194727966, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leon Cooper Garner, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15825 John J Delaney Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28277. Phone: (704) 384-1925. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 38062, 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 Leon Cooper Garner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leon Cooper Garner, M.D. had 7,132 Medicare Part D claims for 626 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.