David Kern Lee, D.P.M.
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Surprise, AZ
David Kern Lee, D.P.M. is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Surprise, Arizona, and NPI 1578524385, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 0619, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Kern Lee
- Credential
- D.P.M.
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- 0619 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18731 N Reems RD Ste 640, Surprise, AZ 85374
- Phone
- (623) 328-8577
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 22, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (623) 428-0363
- Medicaid ID
- 119036 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051101000421); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- California School Of Podiatric Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Kern Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 0619Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
347 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin174 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
- Cephalexin46 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim20 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl16 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate13 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: $207.44
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Djo, LLC. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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
- Arizona Institute For Restorative Foot And Ankle Surgery IncSurprise, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Kern Lee among 286 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Arizona
David Kern Lee, D.P.M. is one of 286 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 87% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2011 among the 240 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 213ES0103X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Arizona
There are 286 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Arizona.
All 286 in Arizona → Every provider in Surprise → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peyman Elison, DPMSurprise, AZ 853741861563132
- Viedra Elison, DPMSurprise, AZ 853741548331812
- Keith Arbuckle, D.P.M.Sun City West, AZ 853751073872859
- Michael Esber, DPMSun City West, AZ 853751174597462
- Hoang Nguyen, DPMSun City West, AZ 853751205586799
- Melanie Violand, DPMSun City West, AZ 853751629058953
- Travis Jensen, DPMSurprise, AZ 853781659366342
- Ryan Bangart, DPMPeoria, AZ 853811104342781
Common questions
What is David Kern Lee, D.P.M.'s NPI number?
David Kern Lee, D.P.M.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578524385, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Kern Lee, D.P.M. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18731 N Reems RD Ste 640, Surprise, AZ, 85374. Phone: (623) 328-8577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Kern Lee, D.P.M.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 0619, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Kern Lee, D.P.M. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Kern Lee, D.P.M. had 347 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Kern Lee, D.P.M.'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.