Dr. David C. Leppla, MD

  • Pittsfield, MA
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1477508018PAC ID3779488952
Medicare services, 2024
409
Medicare patients, 2024
314
Part D claims, 2021
20
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
725 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Practice phone
Call (413) 447-2000
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Primary practice

Berkshire Medical Center

Hospital · Pittsfield, Massachusetts

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Dr. David C. Leppla is a neurosurgeon in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Dr. Leppla practices at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, part of Berkshire Health Systems.

Dr. Leppla's NPI, 1477508018, was assigned on May 23, 2006. Dr. Leppla graduated from UTMB Health in 1993. Dr. Leppla holds Nevada license 11236.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3779488952
NPI enumeration date
May 23, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(413) 447-2000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. David C. Leppla practices at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Dr. Leppla's primary practice is Berkshire Medical Center, at 725 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 in Berkshire County. The practice phone is (413) 447-2000.

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Dr. David C. Leppla is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Leppla's primary practice is Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, part of Berkshire Health Systems. Dr. Leppla is also affiliated with Fairview Hospital. The medical group on file is Berkshire Faculty Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Leppla to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David C. Leppla's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Leppla practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Berkshire Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. David C. Leppla is one of 182 neurosurgeons in Massachusetts

Neurological surgery is Dr. Leppla's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Leppla is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Leppla's licenses on file in 4 states: Nevada, Massachusetts, California and Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, NevadaPrimaryLicense 11236 · 2004 to 2027 · taxonomy 207T00000X
  • Massachusetts license2000 to 2026
  • California license2003 to 2025
  • Illinois license1993 to 2005

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Leppla treats.

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Leppla

Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. David C. Leppla billed Medicare for 409 services in 2024

CMS data shows 409 Medicare services from Dr. Leppla across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 314 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $43,813 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024409
Medicare patients314
Paid by Medicare$43,813
Procedure codes9

Dr. Leppla's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4112024: 3788%
Surgery
2023: 662024: 3153%

Dr. Leppla compared with the Massachusetts median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Leppla
  • Massachusetts median
Medicare services
409vs 2022.0 times
Medicare patients
314vs 16195% above
Part D claims
20vs 229% below

Medians across 156 neurosurgeons in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Leppla's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. David C. Leppla treated 314 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 314 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Leppla in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 118 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Leppla's median patient age at 73, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024314
Average age75
Average risk score1.33
Also on Medicaid32%

Dr. Leppla's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Leppla's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17154%
  • Men14346%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Leppla's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol71%
  4. Mood disorders35%
  5. Anxiety34%
  6. Ischemic heart disease30%
  7. Diabetes29%
  8. Depression28%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Leppla's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men45%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. David C. Leppla wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims in 2021

In 2021, Dr. Leppla wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $93 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 71 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 202120
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$93

Dr. Leppla's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2020 to 2021

  • 2020
  • 2021
Claims for drugs CMS names
2020: 712021: 2072%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2021, 3 in 2020.

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Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026

Dr. David C. Leppla ranks in the 56th percentile for laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) in Medicare

Dr. Leppla accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 26 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Leppla, more than 56% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Leppla ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
56th percentile26 procedures
Spinal fusion
30th percentile13 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. David C. Leppla has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Leppla.

Papers2

Recent publications by Dr. Leppla

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. David C. Leppla received $326 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Leppla from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Ethicon Inc. paid the most, $95.

General payments to Dr. Leppla by program year, 2016 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Leppla the most, 2016 to 2024

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. David C. Leppla graduated from UTMB Health

Dr. Leppla graduated from UTMB Health in 1993.

  1. Medical schoolUTMB Health
  2. Board certified in neurological surgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. David C. Leppla accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers

Dr. Leppla is in network with 12 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare
  • EMI Health
  • +4 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Leppla accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO6
  2. POS5
  3. HMO4
  4. EPO3
  5. Medicaid3
  6. Medicare3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. David C. Leppla's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. David C. Leppla's NPI number?

Dr. David C. Leppla's NPI number is 1477508018. It was assigned on May 23, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. David C. Leppla?

Dr. David C. Leppla is a neurosurgeon in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. David C. Leppla practice?

Dr. Leppla practices at 725 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Dr. Leppla's primary practice is Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, part of Berkshire Health Systems. Dmand AI also links Dr. Leppla to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. David C. Leppla's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Leppla is (413) 447-2000.

What is Dr. David C. Leppla's medical license number?

Dr. Leppla holds Nevada license 11236, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. David C. Leppla been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Leppla in Nevada (2004 to 2027), Massachusetts (2000 to 2026), California (2003 to 2025) and Illinois (1993 to 2005).

Which hospitals is Dr. David C. Leppla affiliated with?

Dr. Leppla practices at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Leppla is also affiliated with Fairview Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. David C. Leppla part of?

Dr. Leppla is linked to Berkshire Faculty Services. Dmand AI links Dr. Leppla to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. David C. Leppla accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Leppla billed Medicare for 409 services in 2024, and Dr. Leppla accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. David C. Leppla see?

CMS counts 314 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Leppla in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Dr. David C. Leppla board certified?

Yes. Dr. Leppla is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

What services does Dr. David C. Leppla bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Leppla's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99203), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. David C. Leppla go to medical school?

Dr. Leppla graduated from UTMB Health in 1993.

What drugs does Dr. David C. Leppla prescribe most?

In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Leppla's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl.

Has Dr. David C. Leppla received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $326 in general payments to Dr. Leppla from 11 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Ethicon Inc.

How long has Dr. David C. Leppla been practicing?

Dr. Leppla graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

Does Dr. David C. Leppla do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Leppla.

What insurance does Dr. David C. Leppla accept?

Dr. Leppla is in network with 12 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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