NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leon Telis, M.D.

Urology Physician · New York, NY

Leon Telis, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1740642727, issued on Mar 28, 2016. Check the license (New York 316688, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1740642727
Name
Leon Telis
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
316688 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
161 Fort Washington Ave FL 11, New York, NY 10032
Phone
(212) 305-0114
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2016
Record last updated
Jun 3, 2022
Fax
(212) 305-0116
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220708001568); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 2016
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 161 Fort Washington Ave FL 11

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

  1. Joseph Alukal, M.D.Urology Physician1003084203
  2. Harry Anastos, MDUrology Physician1851895353
  3. Richard BermanStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245172014
  4. Aaron Brant, MDUrology Physician1407211709
  5. Jenny Cherian, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1205770948
  6. Mark Cogburn, MDUrology Physician1164788691

Verify Leon Telis 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 316688    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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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

388 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Leon Telis388
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl139 claims
  2. Myrbetriq33 claims
  3. Oxybutynin Chloride Er23 claims
  4. Finasteride19 claims
  5. Gemtesa16 claims
  6. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim16 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $2,150.30

54 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Coloplast Corp. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Leon Telis$2,150.30
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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. Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiNew York, NY

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

Leon Telis among 1,091 urology physician records in New York

Leon Telis, M.D. is one of 1,091 urology physician records with a practice address in New York. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2000 among the 735 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in New York

There are 1,091 urology physician records in New York.

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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Alukal, M.D.New York, NY 100321003084203
  2. Ketan Badani, M.D.New York, NY 100321700084985
  3. Mitchell Benson, MDNew York, NY 100321518060425
  4. John Birkhoff, M.D.New York, NY 100321992866933
  5. Kimberly Cooper, MDNew York, NY 100321881703890
  6. Brian Davis-Joseph, MDNew York, NY 100321376575464
  7. Guarionex Decastro, MDNew York, NY 100321679733463
  8. Gerald Hoke, MDNew York, NY 100321407951593

Common questions

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

Leon Telis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740642727, issued on Mar 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leon Telis, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 161 Fort Washington Ave FL 11, New York, NY, 10032. Phone: (212) 305-0114. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists New York license number 316688, 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.

How much does Leon Telis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leon Telis, M.D. had 388 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.