NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leonid Cherkassky, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Providence, RI

Leonid Cherkassky, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1306074562, issued on Jun 26, 2009. Check the license (Rhode Island LP01666, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; 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
1306074562
Name
Leonid Cherkassky
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
LP01666 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
593 Eddy St, Providence, RI 02903
Phone
(401) 444-5180
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2009
Record last updated
Jan 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(401) 444-6681
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190820003118); accepts Medicare assignment
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 593 Eddy St

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

  1. Farah AbazaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598437477
  2. Nilofar Abdul ShukurPhysician Assistant1336010529
  3. Hael Abdulrazeq, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1659934289
  4. James Abernathy, MDAnesthesiology Physician1942257217
  5. Karen Abi Chebl, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255179552
  6. Georges Abi Roustom, MDAnesthesiology Physician1548871908

Verify Leonid Cherkassky in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
    Search for license LP01666
    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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Industry payments in 2024: $526.24

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Leonid Cherkassky$526.24
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Roswell Park Cancer InstituteBuffalo, NY

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

Leonid Cherkassky among 151 surgery physician records in Rhode Island

Leonid Cherkassky, M.D. is one of 151 surgery physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2001 among the 78 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Rhode Island

There are 151 surgery physician records in Rhode Island.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hannah Bansil, MDProvidence, RI 029031407019490
  2. Rikat Baroody, M.D.Providence, RI 029031184061293
  3. Marcy Ellen Bernstein, M.D.Providence, RI 029031073545596
  4. Tristen Chun, M.D.Providence, RI 029031780944777
  5. Joshua Cohen, M.D.Providence, RI 029031932556016
  6. Michael Danise, MDProvidence, RI 029031508395195
  7. Brent Emigh, MDProvidence, RI 029031952783813
  8. Aileen HsuehProvidence, RI 029031003034877

Common questions

What is Leonid Cherkassky, M.D.'s NPI number?

Leonid Cherkassky, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306074562, issued on Jun 26, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leonid Cherkassky, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 593 Eddy St, Providence, RI, 02903. Phone: (401) 444-5180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leonid Cherkassky, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number LP01666, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.