NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chad Lee, M.D.

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Alhambra, CA

Chad Lee, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Alhambra, California, and NPI 1457694887, issued on Apr 4, 2013. Check the license (California C185701, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457694887
Name
Chad Lee
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License numbers
C185701 CA
080672 GA
036.158810 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
320 S Garfield Ave Ste 118, Alhambra, CA 91801
Phone
(626) 310-7711
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2013
Record last updated
Nov 3, 2025
Fax
(626) 313-3926
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231025001941); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2013
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

5,573 Medicare Part D claims for 692 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were under 1% of claims. 2,597 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chad Lee5,573
  2. Specialty average2,306

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,542 claims
  2. Gabapentin825 claims
  3. Pregabalin442 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl365 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen356 claims
  6. Tizanidine Hcl295 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): 67.1 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 score67.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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 one group practice

  1. Ajay Patel MD A Professional Medical CorporationDowney, CA

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

Chad Lee among 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California

Chad Lee, M.D. is one of 219 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 167 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 208VP0014X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 219 interventional pain medicine physician records in California.

The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Chiu, MDAlhambra, CA 918011467440883
  2. Sam Ahdab, M.D.West Covina, CA 917901992941397
  3. Richard KennedyWest Covina, CA 917901487668513
  4. Gregory Suelzle, MDUpland, CA 917861326016023
  5. Bryan Lee, MDPomona, CA 917671467512624
  6. John Sasaki, MDPomona, CA 917671407916208
  7. James Rho, M.D.Rancho Cucamonga, CA 917301548323769
  8. James Kim, M.D.Covina, CA 917231649698481

Common questions

What is Chad Lee, M.D.'s NPI number?

Chad Lee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457694887, issued on Apr 4, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chad Lee, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 S Garfield Ave Ste 118, Alhambra, CA, 91801. Phone: (626) 310-7711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chad Lee, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number C185701, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chad Lee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chad Lee, M.D. had 5,573 Medicare Part D claims for 692 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Chad Lee, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.1 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.