Leon J. Nesti, MD, PHD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Silver Spring, MD
Leon J. Nesti, MD, PHD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1053428854, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0062531, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leon J. Nesti
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- D0062531 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10203 Menlo Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Phone
- (301) 587-5996
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201102000590); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leon J. Nesti in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0062531Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
289 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 112 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib109 claims
- Tramadol Hcl63 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
- Prednisone28 claims
- Gabapentin12 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $258.84
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC. 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.
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
- Annapolis Hand Center LLCAnnapolis, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leon J. Nesti among 457 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Maryland
Leon J. Nesti, MD, PHD is one of 457 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 79% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2002 among the 299 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207X00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Maryland
There are 457 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Maryland.
All 457 in Maryland → Every provider in Silver Spring → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Korboi EvansSilver Spring, MD 209101063611663
- Irvin Guterman, MDSilver Spring, MD 209101487646006
- Derek Kram, M.D.Silver Spring, MD 209101184616708
- Lawrence Manning, M.D.Silver Spring, MD 209101013094317
- Steven Mazer, M.D.Silver Spring, MD 209101760483127
- David Perim, M.D.Silver Spring, MD 209101689666190
- Gabriel Petruccelli, MDSilver Spring, MD 209101255623690
- Samuel Sanders, M.D.Silver Spring, MD 209101427299205
Common questions
What is Leon J. Nesti, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Leon J. Nesti, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053428854, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leon J. Nesti, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10203 Menlo Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. Phone: (301) 587-5996. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leon J. Nesti, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0062531, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leon J. Nesti, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leon J. Nesti, MD, PHD had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leon J. Nesti, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.2 of 100. 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.