NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charity Lee

Ophthalmology Physician · San Diego, CA

Charity Lee is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1841784659, issued on Jun 15, 2018. Check the license (California A165328, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841784659
Name
Charity Lee
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
A165328 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(800) 926-8273
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2018
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2024
Fax
(858) 642-3110
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220623002047); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2018
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 200 W Arbor Dr

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

  1. Alison A'Court, MDAnesthesiology Physician1912218199
  2. Benjamin Abbadessa, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1255593612
  3. Geraldine Abcede, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982384046
  4. Joseph Abdelmalek, M.DNephrology Physician1740485531
  5. Kristy AbelCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962113035
  6. Paula Abeleda, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558945022

Verify Charity Lee in five checks

  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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

546 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.

  1. Charity Lee546
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate142 claims
  2. Latanoprost94 claims
  3. Ofloxacin81 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol58 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate30 claims
  6. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone29 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $223.86

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charity Lee$223.86
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupRedlands, CA

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

Charity Lee among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

Charity Lee is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in California

There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stuart Brown, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031356376347
  2. David Campbell, MDSan Diego, CA 921031336176197
  3. Neil Choplin, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031144205642
  4. Lawrence Cooper, MDSan Diego, CA 921031518939297
  5. Jonathan Crowston, M.D./PH.DSan Diego, CA 921031518992247
  6. Andrew Cu-Unjieng, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031164421400
  7. Russell Edwards, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031922003706
  8. Christopher Girkin, MDSan Diego, CA 921031891730073

Common questions

What is Charity Lee's NPI number?

Charity Lee's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841784659, issued on Jun 15, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charity Lee located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charity Lee's license?

NPPES lists California license number A165328, 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 Charity Lee prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charity Lee had 546 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.