NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christina Lee, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Torrance, CA

Christina Lee, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1780900027, issued on Apr 12, 2010. Check the license (California A131125, 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
1780900027
Name
Christina Lee
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
A131125 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3565 Del Amo Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
Phone
(310) 792-4628
Enumerated
Apr 12, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 29, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170926000899); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 2010
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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Also registered at 3565 Del Amo Blvd

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

  1. Kyung Ahn, RPHPharmacist1982179701
  2. Shefalee Amin, MDInternal Medicine Physician1164724514
  3. Sheila Arzani, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1669564621
  4. Morteza Azimian, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1295940229
  5. Anita Bhagavath, M.DPulmonary Disease Physician1124394135
  6. Jeramie Bhatia, PA-CPhysician Assistant1255469334

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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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59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

2,270 Medicare Part D claims for 548 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christina Lee2,270
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa378 claims
  2. Prednisone312 claims
  3. Trelegy Ellipta214 claims
  4. Montelukast Sodium168 claims
  5. Azithromycin142 claims
  6. Wixela Inhub107 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: $36.93

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christina Lee$36.93
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupTorrance, CA

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

Christina Lee among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

Christina Lee, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anita Bhagavath, M.DTorrance, CA 905031124394135
  2. Joseph Ford, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031164503868
  3. Heidi Maro, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031932384153
  4. Vishaal Sridhar, MDTorrance, CA 905031932636347
  5. Divya Thai, MDTorrance, CA 905031861475808
  6. David Briganti, DOTorrance, CA 905021912534553
  7. Richard Casaburi, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021639149289
  8. Daniel DacostaTorrance, CA 905021023428570

Common questions

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

Christina Lee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780900027, issued on Apr 12, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christina Lee, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3565 Del Amo Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 792-4628. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A131125, 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 Christina Lee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christina Lee, M.D. had 2,270 Medicare Part D claims for 548 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.