Leslie Chana Neems, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Tucson, AZ
Leslie Chana Neems, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1396000758, issued on Jul 11, 2012. Check the license (Arizona 66865, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leslie Chana Neems
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 66865 AZ
DR.0056930 CO
125061593 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4709 E Camp Lowell Dr, Tucson, AZ 85712
- Phone
- (520) 722-4700
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2012
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 34950061 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220701002736); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4709 E Camp Lowell Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Leslie Chana Neems in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 66865Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
594 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Erythromycin318 claims
- Lorazepam84 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth53 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate24 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl22 claims
- Methylprednisolone21 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $523.94
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 one group practice
- Tucson Eye Care PCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leslie Chana Neems among 353 ophthalmology physician records in Arizona
Leslie Chana Neems, MD is one of 353 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2000 among the 220 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207W00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 353 ophthalmology physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Leslie Chana Neems, MD's NPI number?
Leslie Chana Neems, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396000758, issued on Jul 11, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leslie Chana Neems, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4709 E Camp Lowell Dr, Tucson, AZ, 85712. Phone: (520) 722-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leslie Chana Neems, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 66865, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leslie Chana Neems, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leslie Chana Neems, MD had 594 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leslie Chana Neems, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.