NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leonardo Taarea, D.O.

Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Birmingham, AL

Leonardo Taarea, D.O. is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1912386848, issued on May 26, 2015. Check the license (Alabama DO.1831, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1912386848
Name
Leonardo Taarea
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS0010X
License number
DO.1831 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
805 Saint Vincents Dr Ste 100, Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone
(205) 939-3699
Enumerated
May 26, 2015
Record last updated
Jun 21, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 581-7155
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191127000861); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2015
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 805 Saint Vincents Dr Ste 100

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

  1. Christopher Adams, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104560341
  2. William Allen, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1215506464
  3. Christopher Beaumont, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1114381548
  4. Catherine Beckham, PAPhysician Assistant1922346071
  5. Matthew Beidleman, MDSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1548799885
  6. Jonathan Berry, OTOccupational Therapist1073130357

Verify Leonardo Taarea in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license DO.1831    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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7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

794 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries, against an average of 855 among the 2,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Leonardo Taarea794
  2. Specialty average855

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam241 claims
  2. Baclofen71 claims
  3. Celecoxib67 claims
  4. Gabapentin44 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl35 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium33 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: $486.19

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 1,218 providers of this specialty with any payment received $781.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Leonardo Taarea$486.19
  2. Specialty average$781.49

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

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCShenandoah, TX

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

Leonardo Taarea among 40 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in Alabama

Leonardo Taarea, D.O. is one of 40 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 55% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2015 among the 36 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QS0010X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Alabama

There are 40 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in Alabama.

All 40 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Agatha Ambrozy, DOBirmingham, AL 352051922637693
  2. Matthew Beidleman, MDBirmingham, AL 352051548799885
  3. Christopher Carter, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352051295047280
  4. William GarrettBirmingham, AL 352051285081463
  5. Christopher Grijalba, DOBirmingham, AL 352051912400953
  6. Kenneth Kenneth-Nwosa, MDBirmingham, AL 352051851811186
  7. Monte Ketchum, D.OBirmingham, AL 352051497133458
  8. Matthew Miesch, MDBirmingham, AL 352051356847057

Common questions

What is Leonardo Taarea, D.O.'s NPI number?

Leonardo Taarea, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912386848, issued on May 26, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leonardo Taarea, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 805 Saint Vincents Dr Ste 100, Birmingham, AL, 35205. Phone: (205) 939-3699. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leonardo Taarea, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number DO.1831, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Leonardo Taarea, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leonardo Taarea, D.O. had 794 Medicare Part D claims for 246 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 855. 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.