Leon T. Watkins, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Metairie, LA
Leon T. Watkins, DPM is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1548290133, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana PD163R, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leon T. Watkins
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- PD163R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2520 Harvard Ave FL 1, Metairie, LA 70001
- Phone
- (504) 454-3004
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2024
- Fax
- (504) 454-3075
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090612000399); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- California School Of Podiatric Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records → All 89 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2520 Harvard Ave FL 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maria Markiewicz, DPMFoot Surgery Podiatrist1144293853
- Amanda Mudek, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1134494834
- Nicholas Pappas, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1376603969
- Chelsea Thayer, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1558947580
- Beau Willis, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1396164679
Verify Leon T. Watkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license PD163RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
80 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin14 claims
- Krystexxa11 claims
- Methylprednisolone Sodium Succ11 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): 78 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: $1,364.46
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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
- Gulf South Foot And Ankle LLCMetairie, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leon T. Watkins among 89 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Louisiana
Leon T. Watkins, DPM is one of 89 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 84% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2010 among the 66 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Louisiana
There are 89 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Louisiana.
All 89 in Louisiana → Every provider in Metairie → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amanda Mudek, DPMMetairie, LA 700011134494834
- Anthony Perry, DPMMetairie, LA 700011710933064
- Chelsea Thayer, DPMMetairie, LA 700011558947580
- Beau Willis, DPMMetairie, LA 700011396164679
- Jamaya Carter-Kirkman, DPMMetairie, LA 700061164238382
- Nimish Chokshi, DPMMetairie, LA 700061326045956
- Alyssa Collins, DPMMetairie, LA 700061942933411
- Denise Johnson, DPMMetairie, LA 700061407184930
Common questions
What is Leon T. Watkins, DPM's NPI number?
Leon T. Watkins, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548290133, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leon T. Watkins, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2520 Harvard Ave FL 1, Metairie, LA, 70001. Phone: (504) 454-3004. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leon T. Watkins, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number PD163R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Leon T. Watkins, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leon T. Watkins, DPM had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leon T. Watkins, DPM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78 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.