Dr. Gus Joseph Leotta III, MD

Dr. Leotta practices at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, Florida, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Leotta's NPI, 1336220771, was assigned on October 18, 2006. Dr. Leotta graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Leotta holds Florida license ME106093.

Dr. Leotta's primary practice is HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, at 1700 S 23rd St, Fort Pierce, FL 34950 in St. Lucie County. The practice phone is (772) 461-4000.

Dr. Leotta's primary practice is HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, Florida, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Leotta is also affiliated with HCA Florida JFK Hospital. The medical group on file is Grande Ronde Hospital and Clinics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Leotta to 1 more hospital, 3 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Leotta practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Leotta's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Leotta is board certified in orthopaedic sports medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Leotta's licenses on file in 7 states: Florida, Michigan, Alaska, California, Oregon, Georgia and South Carolina.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, enthesopathy in arms, hip replacement, joint pain, knee replacement, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain and pelvic and hip fracture among the conditions Dr. Leotta treats.

CMS data shows 30 Medicare services from Dr. Leotta across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 46 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,539 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 46 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Leotta in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 19 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.89, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Leotta's median patient age at 66, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Leotta wrote 28 Medicare Part D claims for 16 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 6 drugs, with $4,934 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 210 claims across 7 drugs.

Dr. Leotta accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 321 general payments to Dr. Leotta from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 35% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $11,242.

Dr. Leotta graduated from UCSF School of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Leotta is a member of AAOS and AOSSM.

Dr. Leotta is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.