NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bowa Lee, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Charlotte, NC

Bowa Lee, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1285080499, issued on May 5, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 2023-00861, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285080499
Name
Bowa Lee
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
2023-00861 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1350 S Kings Dr, Charlotte, NC 28207
Phone
(704) 446-4490
Enumerated
May 5, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 17, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230713000307); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1350 S Kings Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sarah Abt, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1730853151
  2. Lisa Ahlberg, NPNurse Practitioner1184957946
  3. Chelsea Ahrens, PAPhysician Assistant1710365762
  4. Jacob Alexander, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215878079
  5. Lara AlexanderStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326742594
  6. Maram Alkhatib, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659639516

Verify Bowa Lee in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

406 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 71% of claims.

  1. Bowa Lee406
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta84 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa47 claims
  3. Prednisone37 claims
  4. Ventolin Hfa26 claims
  5. Symbicort23 claims
  6. Anoro Ellipta21 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): 77.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Carolinas Medical CenterCharlotte, NC
  2. Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Bowa Lee among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina

Bowa Lee, MD is one of 429 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2001 among the 333 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samuel Dartey-Hayford, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071437129285
  2. Joshua Davis, MDCharlotte, NC 282071649590324
  3. Stuart Garner, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071487613741
  4. Steve HerndonCharlotte, NC 282071861516668
  5. Robert Heyer, MDCharlotte, NC 282071851324768
  6. Oliver Jervis, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282071770542193
  7. Anil Jotwani, MDCharlotte, NC 282071669779583
  8. Carla Nordstrom, MDCharlotte, NC 282071982653192

Common questions

What is Bowa Lee, MD's NPI number?

Bowa Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285080499, issued on May 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bowa Lee, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1350 S Kings Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28207. Phone: (704) 446-4490. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bowa Lee, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2023-00861, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bowa Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bowa Lee, MD had 406 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Bowa Lee, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.