Leslie Joan Desha, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, MO
Leslie Joan Desha, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1114526266, issued on Oct 20, 2020. Check the license (Missouri 2020032348, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leslie Joan Desha
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 2020032348 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W Nifong Blvd Ste 120, Columbia, MO 65203
- Phone
- (573) 444-6331
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2025
- Fax
- (855) 576-4137
- Medicaid ID
- 420103504 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220105001786); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 W Nifong Blvd Ste 120
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Leslie Joan Desha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2020032348Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,190 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone125 claims
- Nifedipine Er75 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium70 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate59 claims
- Losartan Potassium52 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate50 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): 100 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: $63.39
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Missouri Medical Providers LLCConcordia, MO
- The Curators OF The University OF MissouriColumbia, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leslie Joan Desha among 5,226 family nurse practitioner records in Missouri
Leslie Joan Desha, FNP is one of 5,226 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 66% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 3,339 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
214 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 214 of the 6,004 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 5,226 family nurse practitioner records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Leslie Joan Desha, FNP's NPI number?
Leslie Joan Desha, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114526266, issued on Oct 20, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leslie Joan Desha, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Nifong Blvd Ste 120, Columbia, MO, 65203. Phone: (573) 444-6331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leslie Joan Desha, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2020032348, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Leslie Joan Desha, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leslie Joan Desha, FNP had 1,190 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leslie Joan Desha, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.