Candice Young-Yin Lee, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Candice Young-Yin Lee, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1750605499, issued on Mar 24, 2010. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD471109, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Candice Young-Yin Lee
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- MD471109 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 359-8820
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 359-8222
- Medicaid ID
- 103397280 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200915002216); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Candice Young-Yin Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD471109Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,917.22
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 one group practice
- Allegheny ClinicPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Candice Young-Yin Lee among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
Candice Young-Yin Lee, MD is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 1998 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Bailey, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121033185277
- Daniel Benckart, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121215937164
- Lawrence Crist, D.O.Pittsburgh, PA 152121639106263
- Ray Crouch, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121689666299
- Hazem El-Khatib, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121710957162
- Hiran Fernando, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121629023809
- Jeffrey Fulton, DOPittsburgh, PA 152121659384352
- Michael Halbreiner, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121972778876
Common questions
What is Candice Young-Yin Lee, MD's NPI number?
Candice Young-Yin Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750605499, issued on Mar 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Candice Young-Yin Lee, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-8820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Candice Young-Yin Lee, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD471109, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Candice Young-Yin Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Candice Young-Yin Lee, MD had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Candice Young-Yin Lee, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 of 100. 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.