Dr. Leo W. Kesting, M.D.
Neurology (Neurology Physician)
525 Lilly Rd Ne
Olympia, WA 98506
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Thurston County includes primary care (100% of residents) and dental (18% of residents) and mental health (100% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Washington School of Medicine (1992)
- Years since graduation
- 34
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 609
Licensed in Washington since 2000, according to the Washington State Department of Health. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1992Medical school: University of Washington School of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Neurology Physician primary
WA license MD00039047 (first issued 2000; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA
- Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA
- Summit PAcific Medical Center Elma, WA
Medical groups
- Providence Health and Services Washington (475 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
- 609
- Services billed
- 978
- Patients’ average age
- 77
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 502 | 365 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 296 | 244 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 227 | 227 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy | 38 | 38 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 29 | 28 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and asleep | 20 | 20 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), in coma or asleep | 19 | 17 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 16 | 16 |
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.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Memantine Hcl Other prescribers in Olympia, WA | 1,151 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa (carbidopa/levodopa) Other prescribers in Olympia, WA | 506 |
| Levetiracetam Other prescribers in Olympia, WA | 314 |
| Primidone Other prescribers in Olympia, WA | 200 |
| Donepezil Hcl Other prescribers in Olympia, WA | 189 |
| Carbamazepine Er (carbamazepine) Other prescribers in Olympia, WA | 153 |
| Lacosamide Other prescribers in Olympia, WA | 115 |
| Carbidopa-Levodopa Er (carbidopa/levodopa) Other prescribers in Olympia, WA | 85 |
| Zonisamide Other prescribers in Olympia, WA | 81 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate Other prescribers in Olympia, WA | 72 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 2 companies reported 2 payments worth $90.54 in total to this clinician.
| Sk Life Science, Inc. | $75.54 |
|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. | $15.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $75.54 |
|---|---|
| Education | $15.00 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. Feb 20, 2025 | Education Rystiggo · Neurology · in-kind | $15.00 |
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.