NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chong Chin Lee, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Weston, WI

Chong Chin Lee, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Weston, Wisconsin, and NPI 1497855647, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 43570, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; 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
1497855647
Name
Chong Chin Lee
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
43570 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3501 Cranberry Blvd, Weston, WI 54476
Phone
(715) 847-3600
Enumerated
Sep 25, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
34124400 WI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170630000266); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1987
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 3501 Cranberry Blvd

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

  1. Jeanette Abraham, MDFamily Medicine Physician1205895810
  2. Jenell Bushong, AGPCNP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1235569237
  3. Frances Mariel Canales, APNPNurse Practitioner1902485972
  4. Harry Cole, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1891720769
  5. William Cray, MDSurgery Physician1316084163
  6. Kerry Dernbach, DPMPodiatrist1306944152

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
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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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8.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

887 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Chong Lee887
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin275 claims
  2. Clopidogrel273 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate132 claims
  4. Xarelto30 claims
  5. Gabapentin24 claims
  6. Furosemide22 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: $20,691.88

32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 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.

  1. Chong Lee$20,692
  2. Specialty average$7,829

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. Mercy Medical CenterCedar Rapids, IA

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

Chong Chin Lee among 115 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Wisconsin

Chong Chin Lee, MD is one of 115 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 78% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 1993 among the 74 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 56% 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin

There are 115 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Wisconsin.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Braxton, M.D.Weston, WI 544761073568655
  2. James Hall, M.D.Weston, WI 544761972693018
  3. Srinivas Kolla, MDWeston, WI 544761235100397
  4. Thomas Cain, MDMarshfield, WI 544491922011071
  5. John Douglas Jones, MDMarshfield, WI 544491740380005
  6. Stephen Kwan, M.D.Marshfield, WI 544491518052356
  7. Chris Liakonis, DOMarshfield, WI 544491437117512
  8. Hope Maki, MDMarshfield, WI 544491326148768

Common questions

What is Chong Chin Lee, MD's NPI number?

Chong Chin Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497855647, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chong Chin Lee, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3501 Cranberry Blvd, Weston, WI, 54476. Phone: (715) 847-3600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chong Chin Lee, MD's license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 43570, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chong Chin Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chong Chin Lee, MD had 887 Medicare Part D claims for 406 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.