Augustine J. Lee, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Gunnison, CO
Augustine J. Lee, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Gunnison, Colorado, and NPI 1942249438, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.0069824, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Augustine J. Lee
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License numbers
- DR.0069824 CO
ME148933 FL
L6097 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 711 N Taylor St, Gunnison, CO 81230
- Phone
- (970) 641-1456
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2023
- Fax
- (970) 642-4795
- Medicaid ID
- 110215400 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230220000771); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Augustine J. Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0069824Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf42 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 38.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $140.85
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Gunnison Valley HospitalGunnison, CO · Critical Access Hospitals
- Montrose Memorial Hospital, IncMontrose, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Augustine J. Lee among 28 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Colorado
Augustine J. Lee, MD is one of 28 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1998 among the 23 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 28 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 28 in Colorado → Every provider in Gunnison → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Taylor, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071669834487
- Richard Hohm, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805241285628396
- Eben Strobos, MDLakewood, CO 802281194980110
- David Longcope, MDDenver, CO 802201972522688
- Lisa Schatz, M.D.Denver, CO 802201083678957
- Susan Sgambati, MDDenver, CO 802201053373712
- Noelle Bertelson, MDDenver, CO 802181134386154
- Craig Brown, MDDenver, CO 802181265546410
Common questions
What is Augustine J. Lee, MD's NPI number?
Augustine J. Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942249438, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Augustine J. Lee, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 711 N Taylor St, Gunnison, CO, 81230. Phone: (970) 641-1456. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Augustine J. Lee, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0069824, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Augustine J. Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Augustine J. Lee, MD had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Augustine J. Lee, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 38.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.