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Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD

Accepting New Patients

(97 Ratings)

Specializes in: Vascular Neurology and Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry

Hannover Medical School

12200 Warwick Boulevard 410
Newport News, VA 23601

(757) 534-5200

Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD is a vascular neurologist in Newport News, VA specializing in vascular neurology and behavioral neurology & neuropsychiatry. He graduated from Hannover Medical School. Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD is affiliated with Riverside Health.

Office Locations

12200 Warwick Boulevard 410
Newport News, VA 23601

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In The News

“Mamye BaCote is recovering well after a stroke last week, thanks to the support and prayers of her many friends and the timely, decisive treatment of Riverside Health System vascular neurologist...”—"Virginia Politics: BaCote is recovering well after stroke, surgery", The Virginian-Pilot, April 2016

“He was flown by medical helicopter to Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News where endovascular surgeons Wolfgang Leesch and Frank Sanderson used Covidien's Solitaire revascularization...”—"Riverside now using Solitaire device for blood clots in stroke patients", The Virginian-Pilot, August 2012

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

angiogram

carotid arteriogram

cervicocerebral arteriogram

embolization

spinal embolization

vascular procedures

vertebral arteriogram

In 2023, Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD performed more angiogram (angiography), carotid arteriogram, cervicocerebral arteriogram, embolization, spinal embolization, vascular procedures, and vertebral arteriogram procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Virginia. 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. Wolfgang Leesch, MD treated as a vascular neurologist in Newport News, VA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	18
doctor visit	94
emergency care	20
hospital care	203
inpatient care	203
vascular procedures	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD treated as a vascular neurologist in Newport News, VA during 2013 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	122
emergency care	13
hospital care	188
inpatient care	188
minimally invasive procedures	12
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	12
vascular procedures	258

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	22
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	44
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD treated as a vascular neurologist in Newport News, VA during 2014 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75
hospital care	215
inpatient care	215
minimally invasive procedures	13
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	13
vascular procedures	227

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	18
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	44
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD treated as a vascular neurologist in Newport News, VA during 2015 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130
hospital care	289
inpatient care	289
minimally invasive procedures	17
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	17
vascular procedures	342

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	44
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	44
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD treated as a vascular neurologist in Newport News, VA during 2016 were vascular procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	114
hospital care	170
inpatient care	170
vascular procedures	199

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	99

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	23
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	73
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	27
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD treated as a vascular neurologist in Newport News, VA during 2017 were vascular procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	152
hospital care	183
inpatient care	183
vascular procedures	252

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	22
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD treated as a vascular neurologist in Newport News, VA during 2018 were vascular procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	222
hospital care	215
inpatient care	215
vascular procedures	231

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	83
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	43
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD treated as a vascular neurologist in Newport News, VA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	270
hospital care	381
inpatient care	381
vascular procedures	269

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	122
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	70
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	28
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD treated as a vascular neurologist in Newport News, VA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	197
hospital care	429
inpatient care	429
vascular procedures	134

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	107
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	86
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	44
Dementia	31
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD treated as a vascular neurologist in Newport News, VA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	203
hospital care	340
inpatient care	340
vascular procedures	97

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	115
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	95
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	46
Dementia	40
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD treated as a vascular neurologist in Newport News, VA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	12
doctor visit	180
hospital care	396
inpatient care	396
minimally invasive procedures	12
spinal procedures	12
vascular procedures	206

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	88
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	33
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD treated as a vascular neurologist in Newport News, VA were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	18
catheterization	12
doctor visit	159
emergency care	16
hospital care	273
inpatient care	273
minimally invasive procedures	13
spinal procedures	12
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	14
vascular procedures	207

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	47
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	181
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	97
85 and over	46
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	94

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, stroke and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	61
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	25
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD graduated from Hannover Medical School. He completed residency at New York University (NYU) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Vascular Neurology and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: Hannover Medical School

Residency: New York University (NYU) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology: Vascular Neurology

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Riverside Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 97 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Wolfgang Leesch, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Newport News, VA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Penumbra, Inc.	$31,613 ACE $16,868	Penumbra System $12,950	Penumbra Smart Coil $693	Penumbra Coil 400 $396	Penumbra Jet 7 $206	Other $500
Stryker Corporation	$4,656 Target $1,104	Neuroform EZ $767	Trevo $741	CATALYST $681	Surpass $371	Other $992
Medtronic, Inc.	$3,642 SOLITAIRE X $2,370	PIPELINE $1,212	AXIUM PRIMETM $37	ONYX 18 $23
Imperative Care, INc	$3,017 ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM $2,060	ZoomReperfusionCatheter $488	ZOOM RDL RADIAL ACCESS SYSTEM, 103CM $391	ZOOM REPERFUSION CATHETER $79
MicroVention, Inc.	$2,299 NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT $1,283	LVIS Jr. $695	HyperSoft Coil $322
Other	$7,888 Supera peripheral stent system $1,421	TRUFILL $958	Solitaire $760	PIPELINE $560	EMBOTRAP $343	Other $3,846

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$18,865
Travel and Lodging	$17,427
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$14,400
Consulting Fee	$2,400
Education	$20
Other	$4

Biography

Dr. Wolfgang Leesch is a vascular neurology and behavioral neurology & neuropsychiatry specialist in Newport News, VA. He is professionally affiliated with Riverside Medical Group and Riverside Health. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with New York University (NYU), Dr. Leesch attended medical school at Hannover Medical School. His average patient rating is 4.5 stars (out of 5). He has an open panel in Newport News, VA according to Doctor.com.