NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Derek Dongwoo Lee, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Waco, TX

Derek Dongwoo Lee, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Waco, Texas, and NPI 1437341328, issued on Aug 14, 2007. Check the license (Texas N5804, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437341328
Name
Derek Dongwoo Lee
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
N5804 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6901 Medical Pkwy, Waco, TX 76712
Phone
(806) 224-5995
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101025001266); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2007
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 6901 Medical Pkwy

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

  1. Eidel AdamsFamily Nurse Practitioner1003666918
  2. Shawn Armstrong, RN, MSN,ACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1528376480
  3. Ian Ashley, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1699798447
  4. Joseph Augeri, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1124122262
  5. John Bambeck, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1306403563
  6. Kelby Been, PA-CPhysician Assistant1003756347

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical 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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

441 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Derek Lee441
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium44 claims
  2. Prednisone42 claims
  3. Cefuroxime32 claims
  4. Furosemide17 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate16 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mclennan County Hospitalist Services PAWaco, TX

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

Derek Dongwoo Lee among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Derek Dongwoo Lee, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

41 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Waco

They are 41 of the 3,295 NPPES records with a practice address in Waco, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gary Barbin, MDWaco, TX 767121568436780
  2. James Copeland, MDWaco, TX 767121174597348
  3. Roger Cowart, MDWaco, TX 767121750391546
  4. Joe Cunningham, M. D.Waco, TX 767121639395676
  5. Steven Elwell, MDWaco, TX 767121336112556
  6. James Hodges, MDWaco, TX 767121962441600
  7. Twiladawn Lovett, M.D.Waco, TX 767121649296161
  8. Vikas Patel, M.D.Waco, TX 767121083634356

Common questions

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

Derek Dongwoo Lee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437341328, issued on Aug 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Derek Dongwoo Lee, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6901 Medical Pkwy, Waco, TX, 76712. Phone: (806) 224-5995. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Texas license number N5804, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Derek Dongwoo Lee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Derek Dongwoo Lee, M.D. had 441 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Derek Dongwoo Lee, M.D.'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.