NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Lee, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Costa Mesa, CA

Edward Lee, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Costa Mesa, California, and NPI 1508863499, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (California A75527, 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
1508863499
Name
Edward Lee
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A75527 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1665 Scenic Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone
(714) 436-4700
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 436-4801
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041019000743); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 1999
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 1665 Scenic Ave

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

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  4. Stephanie Kusser, N.P.Gerontology Nurse Practitioner1265671473
  5. Yvonne Kwan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659378966
  6. Suzanne Larkin, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1053358044

Verify Edward 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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

386 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Edward Lee386
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass38 claims
  2. Azithromycin16 claims
  3. Prednisone16 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium15 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate13 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: $222.68

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edward Lee$222.68
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Providence Medical FoundationFullerton, CA

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

Edward Lee among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Edward Lee, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Internal Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maryam Attar-Seyedi, M.DCosta Mesa, CA 926261518972330
  2. Philip Cheu, MDCosta Mesa, CA 926261568467215
  3. Ragavi Elangovan, D.OCosta Mesa, CA 926261336587658
  4. Shelley Han, M.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261114345683
  5. Yvonne Kwan, MDCosta Mesa, CA 926261659378966
  6. Dariush Lavi, M.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926261750449062
  7. Huong Le, MDCosta Mesa, CA 926261699727537
  8. Hoan Le, MDCosta Mesa, CA 926261982656740

Common questions

What is Edward Lee, MD's NPI number?

Edward Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508863499, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Lee, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1665 Scenic Ave, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626. Phone: (714) 436-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Lee, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A75527, 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 Edward Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward Lee, MD had 386 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.