Chevy Chu Lee, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · McAllen, TX
Chevy Chu Lee, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1861460651, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Texas E4477, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chevy Chu Lee
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- E4477 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1913 S 1St St, McAllen, TX 78503
- Phone
- (956) 686-2464
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2026
- Fax
- (956) 686-5101
- Medicaid ID
- 0895542-02 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120404000645); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1913 S 1St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Chevy Chu Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license E4477Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
723 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost230 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol101 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate52 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl32 claims
- Restasis27 claims
- Rocklatan26 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: $34.97
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Chevy Chu Lee among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Chevy Chu Lee, M.D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 60% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in McAllen → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Juan Arciniega, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031508153115
- Roberto Arguello, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031538130521
- Shanna Brown, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031467613513
- Roberto Diaz-Rohena, MDMcAllen, TX 785031972584407
- Alireza Ghaffarieh, MDMcAllen, TX 785031437539533
- Victor Gonzalez, MDMcAllen, TX 785031871599100
- Errol Grannum, MDMcAllen, TX 785031508897935
- Nehal Patel, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031386762128
Common questions
What is Chevy Chu Lee, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chevy Chu Lee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861460651, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chevy Chu Lee, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1913 S 1St St, McAllen, TX, 78503. Phone: (956) 686-2464. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chevy Chu Lee, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number E4477, 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 Chevy Chu Lee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chevy Chu Lee, M.D. had 723 Medicare Part D claims for 158 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.