James Leithead
Surgery โข Covington, LA
7015 Highway 190 East Service Rd Ste 200
Covington, LA 704334960
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NPI assigned on March 19, 2010; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 158 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 77 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 62 service units.
- 99204 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 19 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 905 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Pantoprazole Sodium โ 271 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ozempic (Semaglutide) โ 96 prescription fills, including refills.
- Topiramate โ 79 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 16 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Covington, LA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 194. Middle half: 119 to 327.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Surgery in Louisiana (2024, 237 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 214. Middle half: 87 to 383.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 210 in 2020 to 158 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
7015 Highway 190 East Service Rd Ste 200
Covington, LA 704334960
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in New Orleans, LA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans Faculty G; Our Lady Of The Lake Physician Group Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans
2010
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
84 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $17,206 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $12,999 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
1,313 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$214,302 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $631.00 across 18 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $631.00 across 18 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 9)
- Eli Lilly and Company: $129.53 across 7 records.
- Intra-Sana Laboratories: $121.63 across 2 records.
- Ethicon Inc.: $114.29 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
16 years (graduated 2010)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2010 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2010
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
James Leithead has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists James Leithead as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Covington and Louisiana
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Covington, LA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 194. Middle half: 119 to 327.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Louisiana (2024, 237 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 214. Middle half: 87 to 383.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Covington, LA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $28,669. Middle half: $12,118 to $52,720.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Louisiana (2024, 237 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,939. Middle half: $7,397 to $45,116.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Covington, LA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,454. Middle half: $9,268 to $40,803.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Louisiana (2024, 237 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,143. Middle half: $5,470 to $33,689.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Covington, LA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 305. Middle half: 208 to 510.
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Louisiana (2024, 229 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 83. Middle half: 35 to 185.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Covington, LA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,347. Middle half: $1,334 to $606,182.
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Louisiana (2024, 229 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $706. Middle half: $196 to $2,683.
25 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Covington, LA (434 in Louisiana).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Covington
20% of these 25 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
64% of these 25 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 25% from 210 in 2020 to 158 in 2024.
- 2020: 210
- 2021: 179
- 2022: 186
- 2023: 184
- 2024: 158
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 56% from $38,729 in 2020 to $17,206 in 2024.
- 2020: $38,729
- 2021: $28,401
- 2022: $36,672
- 2023: $35,044
- 2024: $17,206
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 57% from $30,196 in 2020 to $12,999 in 2024.
- 2020: $30,196
- 2021: $21,957
- 2022: $27,896
- 2023: $27,030
- 2024: $12,999
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 138% from 380 in 2020 to 905 in 2024.
- 2020: 380
- 2021: 367
- 2022: 440
- 2023: 763
- 2024: 905
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 139% from 550 in 2020 to 1,313 in 2024.
- 2020: 550
- 2021: 528
- 2022: 576
- 2023: 996
- 2024: 1,313
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 964% from $20,144 in 2020 to $214,302 in 2024.
- 2020: $20,144
- 2021: $25,468
- 2022: $39,035
- 2023: $165,502
- 2024: $214,302
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $318.21 in 2021 to $631.00 in 2025.
- 2021: $318.21
- 2022: $400.75
- 2023: $5,151.67
- 2024: $654.99
- 2025: $631.00
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 18 records totaling $631.00.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Ethicon Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Echelon Flex | General | $114.29 |
| Intra-Sana Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RELTONE 200 MG | General | $93.47 |
| KVK-Tech, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $92.84 |
| Davol Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $37.16 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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STRAVIX PL | General | $35.93 |
| Intra-Sana Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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RELTONE 200 MG | General | $28.16 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $23.07 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GATTEX | General | $23.05 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZEPBOUND | General | $20.80 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $20.42 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZEPBOUND | General | $19.91 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZEPBOUND | General | $19.41 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOUNJARO | General | $18.67 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZEPBOUND | General | $17.99 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MOUNJARO | General | $17.65 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $17.41 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $15.67 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZEPBOUND | General | $15.10 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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77 | 45 | $143.18 | $86.06 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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62 | 42 | $207.03 | $121.73 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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19 | 19 | $287.79 | $159.59 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 271 | 15,545 | $1,438.60 | 79 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 96 | 3,570 | $113,533.11 | 18 |
| Topiramate | Topiramate | 79 | 3,546 | $215.38 | 20 |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 79 | 554 | $682.00 | 49 |
| Sucralfate | Sucralfate | 78 | 2,073 | $7,860.00 | 34 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 64 | 1,904 | $71,812.14 | 14 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 44 | 2,856 | $289.52 | 17 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 43 | 209 | $240.77 | 37 |
| Promethazine Hcl | Promethazine Hcl | 29 | 181 | $302.22 | โ |
| Metoclopramide Hcl | Metoclopramide Hcl | 28 | 470 | $73.04 | 14 |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 28 | 840 | $14,440.23 | โ |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 16 | 92 | $91.60 | 11 |
| Colestipol Hcl | Colestipol Hcl | 14 | 562 | $2,747.38 | โ |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 13 | 637 | $335.08 | โ |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 12 | 66 | $129.91 | โ |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | Esomeprazole Magnesium | 11 | 390 | $110.70 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-04-11NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20160613002342
LA
2062703564
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Our Lady Of The Lake Physician Group Llc
7777 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 708084363
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans Faculty G
2000 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 701123018
Phone: 5047023000
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans Faculty G
2832 Burdette St, New Orleans, LA 701252514
Phone: 5048662741
Secondary Practice Locations
920 Poeyfarre St Apt 429
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 3377041419
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, MN, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 7015 HIGHWAY 190 EAST SERVICE RD STE 200, COVINGTON, LA 704334960 (Tel: 9852343000)
Registered at 5959 S SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD, BATON ROUGE, LA 708166038 (Tel: 9852343000)
Registered at 920 POEYFARRE ST APT 429, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 (Tel: 3377041419)
Registered at 7015 HIGHWAY 190 EAST SERVICE RD STE 200, COVINGTON, LA 704334960 (Tel: 3377041419)
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: LA MD.207922)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 920 POEYFARRE ST APT 429, NEW ORLEANS, LA 701303858 (Tel: 3377041419)
Registered at 920 POEYFARRE ST APT 429, NEW ORLEANS, LA 701303858 (Tel: 3377041419)
Recorded as JAMES LEITHEAD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Covington
- William Ordoyne
- Dr. Surendra Purohit, MD
- Dr. Irene Caillouet, MD
- Dr. Jonathan Moss, MD
- Dr. Thomas Lavin, MD
- Dr. Jacob Daigle, MD
Mailing Address
5959 S Sherwood Forest Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 708166038
Phone: 9852343000