Chihua Lee, M.D.
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA
Chihua Lee, M.D. is an adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1437544137, issued on Mar 31, 2015. Check the license (California A194873, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chihua Lee
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207XS0114X
- License number
- A194873 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Naval Medical Center San Diego 34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA 92134
- Phone
- (195) 327-6116
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Naval Medical Center San Diego 34800 Bob Wilson Dr
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Verify Chihua Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A194873Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 579 among the 1,112 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam12 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): 71 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,956.55
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 1,060 providers of this specialty with any payment received $68,015.27 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.
Chihua Lee among 147 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Chihua Lee, M.D. is one of 147 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0114X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 147 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alanna Balboni, MDSan Diego, CA 921341851631113
- Krishna Cidambi, M.D.San Diego, CA 921231275836959
- Thomas Hong, MDSan Diego, CA 921111972097939
- Nithin Reddy, MDSan Diego, CA 921111700840345
- Vernon Sechriest, M.D.San Diego, CA 921111285770487
- Jonathan Braslow, M.D.Indio, CA 922011558313049
- Kevin Tran, M.D.Oceanside, CA 920541578802401
- William Bugbee, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371780642884
Common questions
What is Chihua Lee, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chihua Lee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437544137, issued on Mar 31, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chihua Lee, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Naval Medical Center San Diego 34800 Bob Wilson Dr, San Diego, CA, 92134. Phone: (195) 327-6116. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chihua Lee, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A194873, 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 Chihua Lee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chihua Lee, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 579. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chihua Lee, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71 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.