Dr. Charles Cameron Leithead, MD

Dr. Leithead practices at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System.

Dr. Leithead's NPI, 1215299961, was assigned on June 8, 2012. Dr. Leithead graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2012. Dr. Leithead holds Louisiana license 306383.

Dr. Leithead's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans, at 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121 in Jefferson Parish. The practice phone is (504) 842-3000.

Dr. Leithead's primary practice is Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Ochsner Health System. Dr. Leithead is also affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Leithead to 1 more hospital 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. Leithead practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Vascular surgery is Dr. Leithead's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Leithead is licensed in Louisiana.

CMS data shows 498 Medicare services from Dr. Leithead across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 234 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,030 for them.

CMS counts 234 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Leithead in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 102 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.94, 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. Leithead's median patient age at 73, with 61% women.

In 2024, Dr. Leithead wrote 769 Medicare Part D claims for 213 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 709 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $90,119 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 577 claims across 8 drugs.

Dr. Leithead accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Leithead as offering telehealth. CMS counts 19 procedures of varicose vein removal by Dr. Leithead, more than 56% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 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)

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Leithead, published from 2015 to 2023. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Carotid Stenosis and Predictive Value of Tests. Dr. Leithead has published most often in J Vasc Surg. Dr. Leithead's most frequent co-authors are Clayton Joseph Brinster, MD, Waldemar C. Sternbergh, MD and Hernan Antonio Bazan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 321 general payments to Dr. Leithead from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 52% of the total. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. paid the most, $12,713.

Dr. Leithead graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2012.