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Risk scores are statistical indicators based on prescribing patterns compared to specialty peers. They are NOT allegations of fraud, misconduct, or improper care. Many legitimate medical reasons can explain outlier prescribing.

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Harvey LeslieM.D.

Internal Medicine · Decatur, GA 30034

NPI: 1992883201

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57

🔴 High Risk

🚫 This provider appears on the OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)

Exclusion type: 1128(b)(4) — License Revocation/Suspension · Date: 04/20/2025 · State:

Risk Flags

Extreme opioid rate vs specialty peers90th percentile opioid prescribingOIG Excluded Provider

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13,287

Total Claims

$413K

Drug Cost

806

Beneficiaries

$513

Cost/Patient

Risk Score Breakdown 57/100

Low (0)Moderate (15)Elevated (30)High (50+)
Opioid rate vs specialty peers+25
OIG excluded provider+20
Opioid rate (national percentile)+5

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Peer Comparison vs. 110,156 Internal Medicine providers

+1917%

Opioid rate vs peers

45.2% vs 2.2% avg

-64%

Cost per patient vs peers

$513 vs $1,411 avg

-88%

Brand preference vs peers

1.3% vs 10.6% avg

⚠️ This provider has metrics more than 3 standard deviations above their specialty average in one or more categories.

🔎 Data Overview

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This provider appears on the federal OIG exclusion list, meaning they have been formally barred from participating in federal healthcare programs due to fraud, patient abuse, licensing issues, or other misconduct. The fact that they still appear in active prescribing data is a significant concern.

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Opioid prescribing rate is 1,917% above the average for Internal Medicine providers. While some providers legitimately treat pain-heavy populations, deviations of this magnitude are rare and warrant examination.

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Composite risk score of 57/100 places this provider in the "High Risk" category — the top 0.017% of all Medicare Part D prescribers. Multiple independent risk factors are contributing simultaneously.

Insights generated from CMS data analysis. Statistical patterns are not accusations — always consider clinical context.

Opioid Prescribing

45.2%

Opioid Rate

6,000

Opioid Claims

$274K

Opioid Cost

1.9%

Long-Acting Rate

This provider's opioid prescribing rate of 45.2% is above the 20% threshold that CMS considers elevated.

Brand vs Generic

99% generic

Brand: 169 claims · $33K

Generic: 13,118 claims · $380K

Patient Profile

63

Avg Age

53%

Female

2.13

Avg Risk Score

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Data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023. Risk scores are statistical indicators, not allegations of wrongdoing.Methodology · About · Dispute this data