Leslie R. Burson, D.O
Emergency Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Leslie R. Burson, D.O is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1194736983, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (California 20A5701, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leslie R. Burson
- Credential
- D.O
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 20A5701 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Memorial Hospital Emergency Department, Bakersfield, CA 93303
- Phone
- (661) 327-9095
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00AX57010 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070608000236); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leslie R. Burson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A5701Check 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 emergency medicine physician in 2024
54 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 96.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cep America - CaliforniaBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leslie R. Burson among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Leslie R. Burson, D.O is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2011 among the 4,560 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 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
116 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 116 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Leslie R. Burson, D.O's NPI number?
Leslie R. Burson, D.O's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194736983, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leslie R. Burson, D.O located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Memorial Hospital Emergency Department, Bakersfield, CA, 93303. Phone: (661) 327-9095. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leslie R. Burson, D.O's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A5701, 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 Leslie R. Burson, D.O prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leslie R. Burson, D.O had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leslie R. Burson, D.O's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.7 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.