Active NPI 1477508018 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. David C Leppla , MD

Neurological Surgery • Reno, NV

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. David Leppla, MD is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in Reno, NV. With approximately 33 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston in 1993, Dr. Leppla delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 5590 KIETZKE LN.

Dr. Leppla is affiliated with Berkshire Faculty Services Inc and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include new patient outpatient office visit, established patient outpatient office visit, initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

5590 Kietzke Ln

Reno, NV 895113019

Telephone 7753232080

Fax 7753252334

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Sierra Neurosurgery Group Facility NPI 1295914661

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston

Graduation Year

1993

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Reno, NV

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

33 Yrs +9.3 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 23.7 Yrs

State Avg: 22.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

20 Specialists

Practicing in Reno, NV (48 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

10.0% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

65.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Leppla (33 Years) 33 Yrs

Reno Specialty Average (23.7 Years) 23.7 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	94	94	$150.00	$83.01
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	66	59	$124.00	$66.14
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	64	64	$212.00	$135.48
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	62	60	$264.00	$132.30
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	59	56	$172.00	$98.77
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	20	20	$77.00	$35.78
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	16	11	$739.00	$208.14
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	15	15	$3663.00	$1086.76
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	13	12	$130.00	$80.09

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	107	107	$212.00	$135.62
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	86	86	$150.00	$84.78
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	64	58	$95.19	$67.72
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	52	46	$139.85	$100.09
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	45	44	$264.00	$133.49
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	33	23	$130.00	$81.24
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	30	18	$739.00	$212.29
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	24	21	$64.25	$36.42
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	21	21	$3663.00	$1059.42
63030 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine	15	15	$3087.00	$913.66

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	133	133	$212.86	$136.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	72	61	$83.00	$68.66
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	68	61	$128.00	$99.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	57	57	$150.00	$85.78
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	31	29	$60.00	$37.26
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	29	16	$739.00	$214.46
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	27	26	$264.00	$137.52
63030 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine	26	26	$3087.00	$982.33
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	25	15	$130.00	$72.62
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	18	18	$3663.00	$1112.78
63042 Partial removal of spine bone with re-exploration, release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, 1 interspace	11	11	$4350.00	$1092.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	145	145	$212.79	$139.34
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	116	116	$150.00	$86.49
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	104	89	$83.00	$68.93
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	70	65	$128.00	$100.90
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	37	37	$264.00	$139.59
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	29	28	$60.00	$37.27
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	27	17	$739.00	$209.80
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	25	25	$3663.00	$1063.46
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	24	20	$80.00	$39.41
63030 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine	23	23	$3087.00	$969.63
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	19	13	$130.00	$73.80
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$100.00	$51.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	98	98	$293.60	$114.18
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	75	60	$199.84	$79.76
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	53	45	$293.92	$115.68
22513 Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance	21	18	$3267.60	$547.09
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	19	16	$120.56	$48.73
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	14	13	$121.29	$43.33
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	13	12	$251.15	$107.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	229	229	$294.32	$114.24
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	159	124	$200.23	$78.29
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	64	$294.19	$114.49
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	27	27	$2828.80	$1129.38
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	25	17	$526.37	$229.91
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	20	20	$643.15	$210.42
22514 Injection of bone cement into body of lower spine bone accessed through the skin using imaging guidance	19	19	$1583.11	$511.12
22513 Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance	17	16	$1707.74	$543.42
22515 Treatment of broken spine bone with stabilizing device, each additional segment	14	12	$678.77	$240.15
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	12	12	$329.43	$143.19
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	11	11	$4583.63	$1089.60

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	223	223	$288.06	$112.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	110	89	$196.63	$76.23
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	62	53	$288.11	$112.38
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	26	26	$3175.95	$1106.53
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	24	24	$200.28	$78.57
22514 Injection of bone cement into body of lower spine bone accessed through the skin using imaging guidance	21	20	$1558.96	$511.91
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	17	11	$512.84	$227.59
22513 Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance	12	11	$1674.58	$553.73
63030 Partial removal of bone with release of spinal cord or spinal nerves of 1 interspace in lower spine	12	11	$3338.89	$978.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	81	66	$165.00	$68.37
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	42	22	$2245.00	$207.87
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	32	$348.00	$104.61
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	30	30	$306.00	$97.26
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	24	24	$290.00	$37.53
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	23	22	$7940.35	$893.55
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$375.00	$151.67
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	12	12	$110.00	$42.01

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License NV 11236

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

100505678 (NV)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Blue Cross Blue Shield

CC7599 (NV)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Tricare

880167036A023 (NV)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Berkshire Faculty Services Inc

777 N St 6 Fl, Pittsfield, MA 012014147

Phone: 4134472745

Berkshire Faculty Services Inc

780 S Main St, Great Barrington, MA 012302149

Phone: 4134472498

Berkshire Faculty Services Inc

725 N St, Pittsfield, MA 012014109

Phone: 4134472695

Berkshire Faculty Services Inc

777 N St, Pittsfield, MA 012014147

Berkshire Faculty Services Inc

725 N St, Pittsfield, MA 012014109

Berkshire Faculty Services Inc

725 N Street Berkshire Ob/gyn Of, Pittsfield, MA 012014109

Phone: 4134998570

Berkshire Faculty Services Inc

777 N St 6th Floor, Pittsfield, MA 012014147

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

32 Associated Practitioners

Bonnie Huynh , RN, APRN-CNP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1063287613

Registered Nurse, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Certified Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Joseph Walker , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1063419554

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Andrea Black , APRN

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1093079998

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Dr. Jay Morgan , MD

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1104864073

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Jessyca Luke , RNFA

Neurological Surgery

NPI 1124492442

Amber Sands , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1134276389

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active September 21, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location September 21, 2016

Registered at 5590 KIETZKE LN, RENO, NV 895113019 (Tel: 7753232080)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address September 21, 2016

Registered at 5590 KIETZKE LN, RENO, NV 895113019 (Tel: 7753232080)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 21, 2016

Recorded as DAVID LEPPLA, M.D.

🎓

Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 21, 2016

Neurological Surgery (License #11236 in NV)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 23, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1477508018

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: May 23, 2006

Last Update: September 21, 2016

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

5590 Kietzke Ln

Reno, NV 895113019

Phone: 7753232080

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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