Leonard Joseph Brazil, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Chico, CA
Leonard Joseph Brazil, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1184693376, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (California G83236, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leonard Joseph Brazil
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- G83236 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 131 Raley Blvd, Chico, CA 95928
- Phone
- (530) 897-4500
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 897-4544
- Medicaid ID
- 00G832360 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080618000410); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leonard Joseph Brazil in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G83236Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
87 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim17 claims
- Tramadol Hcl11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $27.56
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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 2 group practices
- Enloe Medical CenterChico, CA
- Orthopedic Associates OF Northern California A Medical GroupChico, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leonard Joseph Brazil among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California
Leonard Joseph Brazil, MD is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.
All 288 in California → Every provider in Chico → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Damon, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959911093731622
- Richard Tortosa, M.D.Yuba City, CA 959911114902202
- Stephen Ferraro, MDRedding, CA 960011366544595
- Robert Allen, MDSacramento, CA 958171700876026
- Andrea Bauer, MDSacramento, CA 958171639205354
- Christopher Bayne, MDSacramento, CA 958171235385246
- Cathleen Cahill, MDSacramento, CA 958171013478155
- Michelle James, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171205892346
Common questions
What is Leonard Joseph Brazil, MD's NPI number?
Leonard Joseph Brazil, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184693376, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leonard Joseph Brazil, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 131 Raley Blvd, Chico, CA, 95928. Phone: (530) 897-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leonard Joseph Brazil, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G83236, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leonard Joseph Brazil, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leonard Joseph Brazil, MD had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leonard Joseph Brazil, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.
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.