Leah R. Petermeier
Nurse Practitioners (Nurse Practitioner)
Who else practices at this address →
St. Louis County includes primary care (17% of residents) and dental (35% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 6
- In the NPI registry since
- 2020
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 115
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2020Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Nurse Practitioner primary
MN license 7507
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN
- Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN
- St Marys Hospital Superior Superior, WI
- Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN
- Essentia Health Deer River Deer River, MN
Medical groups
- The Duluth Clinic LTD (1,144 clinicians)
- Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation Center (382 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 115
- Services billed
- 137
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 48 | 48 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 37 | 37 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 24 | 21 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 2 companies reported 3 payments worth $184 in total to this clinician.
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $166 |
|---|---|
| Ethicon US, LLC | $17.90 |
| Education | $137 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $46.67 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. Dec 5, 2025 | Education STRATAFIX · Wound Closure · in-kind | $137 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.