NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christine Hye Lee, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Christine Hye Lee, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1275772188, issued on Feb 17, 2009. Check the license (California A125468, 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
1275772188
Name
Christine Hye Lee
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A125468 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
529 Maple Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Phone
(213) 629-6200
Enumerated
Feb 17, 2009
Record last updated
Apr 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140205000819); accepts Medicare assignment
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 529 Maple Ave

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

  1. Felicitas AcostaDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1922621630
  2. Ayisat AfolabiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578308847
  3. Anthony Allen, LCSWClinical Social Worker1386720266
  4. Randi Alpern, RTRecreation Therapist1932279536
  5. Lilian Badovsky, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1598959363
  6. Athena BerdisStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841077898

Verify Christine Hye 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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89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,886 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Christine Lee1,886
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate244 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl200 claims
  3. Aripiprazole174 claims
  4. Risperidone165 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl154 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl152 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Los Angeles County Department OF Mental HealthLos Angeles, CA

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

Christine Hye Lee among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Christine Hye Lee, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

987 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 987 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lilian Badovsky, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900131598959363
  2. Brian Benjamin, D.O.Los Angeles, CA 900131518354661
  3. William Drucker, MDLos Angeles, CA 900131245300870
  4. Douglas Greenblatt, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900131033369517
  5. Deena Hassan, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900131407272388
  6. Thomas Hoffman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900131871757922
  7. Sara Hyoun, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900131942643655
  8. James Jones, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900131013093194

Common questions

What is Christine Hye Lee, MD's NPI number?

Christine Hye Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275772188, issued on Feb 17, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christine Hye Lee, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 529 Maple Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90013. Phone: (213) 629-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christine Hye Lee, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A125468, 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 Christine Hye Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christine Hye Lee, MD had 1,886 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.