Nicolae Leca
Nephrology Physician · Seattle, WA
Nicolae Leca is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1407931215, issued on Oct 27, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00045108, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicolae Leca
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- MD00045108 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- University OF Washington Medical Ctr, Seattle, WA 98195
- Phone
- (206) 598-5068
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 8431637 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050723000085); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at University OF Washington Medical Ctr
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Verify Nicolae Leca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00045108Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,305 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone167 claims
- Losartan Potassium135 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate90 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim72 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium69 claims
- Carvedilol64 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): 93.1 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: $313.96
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicolae Leca among 284 nephrology physician records in Washington
Nicolae Leca is one of 284 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 82% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 213 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Washington
There are 284 nephrology physician records in Washington.
All 284 in Washington → Every provider in Seattle → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Suhail AhmadSeattle, WA 981951821173659
- Adrianne Ball, MDSeattle, WA 981951033250949
- Nisha Bansal, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951801901210
- Alice Chang, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951366467698
- Ian De Boer, M.D.Seattle, WA 981951932146669
- Raghu DurvasulaSeattle, WA 981951679658470
- Jonathan JeffersonSeattle, WA 981951710062526
- Bryan KestenbaumSeattle, WA 981951790860500
Common questions
What is Nicolae Leca's NPI number?
Nicolae Leca's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407931215, issued on Oct 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicolae Leca located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at University OF Washington Medical Ctr, Seattle, WA, 98195. Phone: (206) 598-5068. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicolae Leca's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00045108, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicolae Leca prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicolae Leca had 1,305 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicolae Leca's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 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.