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Dr. David James Leu, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedic Trauma

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (2003)

22567 Summit Drive Building Ii
Watertown, NY 13601

(315) 779-6784

Dr. David James Leu, MD is an orthopedic traumatologist in Watertown, NY specializing in orthopedic trauma. He graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. David James Leu, MD is affiliated with Samaritan Health and SAMARITAN MEDICAL PRACTICE PC.

Office Locations

Samaritan Health

22567 Summit Drive Building Ii
Watertown, NY 13601

(315) 779-6784

(315) 779-6799

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In The News

“David Leu, M.D., '88, pediatric orthopedic surgeon.”—"Shaker alumni 2014 Hall of Famers: Shaker Traces", Cleveland.com , October 2014

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David James Leu, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

hip surgery

In 2023, Dr. David James Leu, MD had a list price for hip surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within New York. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

femur fracture surgery

fracture surgery

hip fracture surgery

pertrochanteric hip fracture surgery

trochanteric hip fracture surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. David James Leu, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for femur (thigh bone) fracture surgery, fracture surgery, hip fracture surgery, pertrochanteric hip fracture surgery, and trochanteric hip fracture surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David James Leu, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Watertown, NY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lower extremity surgery and fracture surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David James Leu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	92
fracture surgery	20
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	33
reconstructive surgery	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David James Leu, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Watertown, NY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and fracture surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David James Leu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	179
fracture surgery	26
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
lower extremity surgery	26
musculoskeletal imaging	16
X-rays	53

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	86
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	74
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	43
Dementia	36
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David James Leu, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Watertown, NY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David James Leu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
doctor visit	270
fracture surgery	25
hospital care	99
injections	22
inpatient care	99
lower extremity surgery	25
musculoskeletal imaging	36
pelvic imaging	16
X-rays	93

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	79
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	36
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David James Leu, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Watertown, NY during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David James Leu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	228
fracture surgery	24
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101
joint surgery	17
lower extremity surgery	41
musculoskeletal imaging	12
pelvic imaging	21
reconstructive surgery	17
X-rays	71

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	154
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	31
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David James Leu, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Watertown, NY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, lower extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David James Leu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
doctor visit	159
fracture surgery	15
hospital care	68
injections	17
inpatient care	68
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	26
reconstructive surgery	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	55
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Dementia	31
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David James Leu, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Watertown, NY during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David James Leu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	125
hospital care	62
inpatient care	62

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	29
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David James Leu, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Watertown, NY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David James Leu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57
lower extremity surgery	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	26
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	29
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David James Leu, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Watertown, NY during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David James Leu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	128
fracture surgery	15
hospital care	74
inpatient care	74
lower extremity surgery	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	42
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	31
Dementia	28
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David James Leu, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Watertown, NY during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David James Leu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	68
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	30
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	27
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David James Leu, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Watertown, NY during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David James Leu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	34
inpatient care	34

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	25
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	42
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David James Leu, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Watertown, NY during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David James Leu, MD for Medicare patients.

fracture surgery	11
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	62

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	37
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	37
Dementia	33
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David James Leu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David James Leu, MD treated as an orthopedic traumatologist in Watertown, NY were X-rays, hospital care, inpatient care and lower extremity surgery.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	147
fracture surgery	18
hospital care	71
injections	19
inpatient care	71
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	23
musculoskeletal imaging	21
open surgery	11
pelvic imaging	18
reconstructive surgery	13
X-rays	72

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	101
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	41
85 and over	50
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	38

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David James Leu, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David James Leu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	20
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	28
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. David James Leu, MD graduated from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine in 2003. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine (2003)

Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David James Leu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Samaritan Health

SAMARITAN MEDICAL PRACTICE PC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David James Leu, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Holding Inc	$18,048 Trauma $18,048
Baxter Healthcare	$16,008 Surgical Care - Actifuse $7,509	BioSurgery - ACTIFUSE $5,318	Actifuse $2,489	Non Franchise - Contributions $623	BioSurgery - TISSEEL $57	Other $11
Stryker Corporation	$1,624 Axsos $388	Variax $292	T2 $190	Gamma $171	HOFFMANN $125	Other $458
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$1,535 Taylor Spatial Frame $1,162	EVOS $205	Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails $104	META TAN $45	Other Trauma $19
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$526 Taylor Spatial Frame $77	EVOS MINI $59	Peri-Loc $58	TRIGEN Femoral (FAN/TAN/Meta Nail) $57	TRIGEN InterTAN $57	Other $217
Other	$634 Trauma $197	DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS TRAUMA ANKLE FRACTURE $88	Ultrasound Bone Healing $81	Exogen $81	Response Spine $62	Other $124

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$15,084
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$8,812
Food and Beverage	$4,324
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,965
Honoraria	$3,300
Other	$2,890

Biography

Dr. David Leu's specialty is orthopedic trauma. His education and training includes medical school at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. He is professionally affiliated with Samaritan Health.