Daniel Paul Lee, D.O.
Ophthalmology Physician · Gastonia, NC
Daniel Paul Lee, D.O. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1720460181, issued on Jun 22, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 202-03988, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Paul Lee
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 202-03988 NC
5101022029 MI
5151010319 MI
DO83356 SC
S0721 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2325 Aberdeen Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 853-3937
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201028000657); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie Col Of Osteo Med At Seton Hill Univ, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 688 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2325 Aberdeen Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Martin Brown, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1568469641
- Connor Ferguson, MDOphthalmology Physician1700415791
- John Foster, O.D.Optometrist1669464442
- Rey Garrido, O.D.Optometrist1255324034
- John Lowery, MDOphthalmology Physician1255352035
- Michael Lund, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1659379394
Verify Daniel Paul Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 202-03988Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,408 Medicare Part D claims for 661 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate511 claims
- Moxifloxacin485 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine379 claims
- Latanoprost346 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol122 claims
- Restasis78 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $426.32
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Gaston Eye AssociatesGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Paul Lee among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Daniel Paul Lee, D.O. is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 82% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Akers, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541558357202
- Martin Brown, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541568469641
- Connor Ferguson, MDGastonia, NC 280541700415791
- John Lowery, MDGastonia, NC 280541255352035
- Michael Lund, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541659379394
- Bobby McCullen, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541457354284
- William Shannon, MDGastonia, NC 280541619958139
- Bryan Allf, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280521700872892
Common questions
What is Daniel Paul Lee, D.O.'s NPI number?
Daniel Paul Lee, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720460181, issued on Jun 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Paul Lee, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2325 Aberdeen Blvd, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 853-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Paul Lee, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 202-03988, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Daniel Paul Lee, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Paul Lee, D.O. had 2,408 Medicare Part D claims for 661 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel Paul Lee, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.