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Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD

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Specializes in: General Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine

West Virginia University School of Medicine (1986)

501 MORRIS STREET PO BOX 1547
CHARLESTON, WV 25326

(304) 388-6004

Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD is a pediatrician in CHARLESTON, WV specializing in general pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. He graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD is affiliated with Vandalia Health CAMC.

Office Locations

501 MORRIS STREET PO BOX 1547
CHARLESTON, WV 25326

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement

emergency room care

By Affordability:

emergency care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within West Virginia, Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD performed more centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement, and emergency room (ER) care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for emergency care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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. Leon S. Kwei, MD treated as a pediatrician in CHARLESTON, WV during 2012 were emergency care, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	21
emergency care	1373
thoracic (chest) imaging	75
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13
X-rays	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD treated as a pediatrician in CHARLESTON, WV during 2013 were emergency care, catheterization, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	25
emergency care	1086
thoracic (chest) imaging	22
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
X-rays	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	642

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	331
From 75 to 84	289
85 and over	177
Less than 65	369

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	46
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD treated as a pediatrician in CHARLESTON, WV during 2014 were emergency care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	19
emergency care	914

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	512
Female	546

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1007
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	325
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	123
Less than 65	342

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	50
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD treated as a pediatrician in CHARLESTON, WV during 2015 were emergency care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	19
emergency care	1148
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1246
Female	1248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2350
Black	122
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	714
From 75 to 84	570
85 and over	344
Less than 65	866

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	49
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD treated as a pediatrician in CHARLESTON, WV during 2016 were emergency care, tracheal (windpipe) procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	16
emergency care	1146
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	567
Female	663

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1161
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	397
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	147
Less than 65	404

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	45
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	53
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD treated as a pediatrician in CHARLESTON, WV during 2017 were emergency care, tracheal (windpipe) procedures, catheterization and urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
emergency care	1301
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18
urologic procedures	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	612
Female	647

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1191
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	427
From 75 to 84	292
85 and over	130
Less than 65	410

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	49
Dementia	22
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD treated as a pediatrician in CHARLESTON, WV during 2018 were emergency care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	26
emergency care	638
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	644
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	95
Less than 65	230

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	48
Dementia	27
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD treated as a pediatrician in CHARLESTON, WV during 2019 were emergency care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	22
emergency care	602
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	569
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	79
Less than 65	188

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	46
Dementia	28
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD treated as a pediatrician in CHARLESTON, WV during 2020 were emergency care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
emergency care	421
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	46
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	53
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD treated as a pediatrician in CHARLESTON, WV during 2021 were emergency care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	19
emergency care	385
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	58
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	49
Dementia	30
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD treated as a pediatrician in CHARLESTON, WV during 2022 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	373

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	339
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	56
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	50
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD treated as a pediatrician in CHARLESTON, WV were emergency care, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and catheterization.

catheterization	19
emergency care	853
thoracic (chest) imaging	48
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15
urologic procedures	13
X-rays	48

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	423
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	21
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	830
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	209
85 and over	114
Less than 65	284
65 to 74	275

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Cancer	11
Dementia	21

Education & Training

Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 1986. He completed residency at Charleston Area Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in West Virginia.

Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine (1986)

Residency: Charleston Area Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: West Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Leon S. Kwei, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Vandalia Health CAMC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$82 ELIQUIS $82
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$15 NON-PRODUCT $15
Pfizer Inc.	$14 ELIQUIS $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$96
Education	$15

Biography

Dr. Leon Kwei is a specialist in pediatric emergency medicine and general pediatrics in Charleston, WV. Dr. Kwei's clinical interests include urgent care and emergency care. He is professionally affiliated with Vandalia Health CAMC. He attended West Virginia University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Charleston Area Medical Center for residency. Dr. Kwei's practice in CHARLESTON, WV is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.