Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD
Nephrology Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1871784967, issued on Aug 5, 2007. Check the license (Texas P5668, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Swee Leng Lee
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- P5668 TX
MD.200918 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1521 S Staples St Ste 601, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
- Phone
- (361) 887-8451
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 05888700 MS
1507954 LA
318716301 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130521000051); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1521 S Staples St Ste 601
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary Garcia, MSN, AGACNP-CAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1093541930
- Prabhat Singh, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1780972133
- Stefani Watson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1275924607
Verify Benjamin Swee Leng Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P5668Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
78 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone35 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): 100 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: $1,628.06
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Bills Medicare through 4 group practices
- Access Care Physicians OF Laredo, PLLCLaredo, TX
- Dialysis Access Center, LLPCorpus Christi, TX
- Rgv Vascular Access Center PLLCOlmito, TX
- Upper Valley Interventional Nephrology, PLLCMission, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Swee Leng Lee among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Deane Charba, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041245281492
- Jack Cortese, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041659374577
- Shah Islam, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041841293727
- Samer Jifi-Bahlool, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041881621118
- Chijioke Ogbu, M.D., MPHCorpus Christi, TX 784041881897288
- Geeta Reddy, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041144223876
- Zakaria Saleem, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041275758278
- William Shaffer, M.D.Corpus Christi, TX 784041972506913
Common questions
What is Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871784967, issued on Aug 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1521 S Staples St Ste 601, Corpus Christi, TX, 78404. Phone: (361) 887-8451. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P5668, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD had 78 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.