Stephen Lesher Leighton, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Stephen Lesher Leighton, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1831193721, issued on Jun 8, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 23597, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Lesher Leighton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 23597 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1430 Hsa Lane, Winston Salem, NC 27101
- Phone
- (336) 723-9002
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 722-3780
- Medicaid ID
- 8951627 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Lesher Leighton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 23597Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
220 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam30 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate27 claims
- Sertraline Hcl12 claims
- Trazodone Hcl11 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.
Stephen Lesher Leighton among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Stephen Lesher Leighton, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
170 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Winston Salem
They are 170 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Stephen Lesher Leighton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Lesher Leighton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831193721, issued on Jun 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Lesher Leighton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1430 Hsa Lane, Winston Salem, NC, 27101. Phone: (336) 723-9002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Lesher Leighton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 23597, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Lesher Leighton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Lesher Leighton, M.D. had 220 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.