NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric K. Lee, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Charlotte, NC

Eric K. Lee, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1518378496, issued on May 14, 2014. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1518378496
Name
Eric K. Lee
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
4301104984 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8800 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28262
Phone
(704) 863-6000
Enumerated
May 14, 2014
Record last updated
Dec 30, 2024
Fax
(704) 801-1391
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241214000271); accepts Medicare assignment
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 8800 N Tryon St

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

  1. Ashley AikensPhysician Assistant1427519859
  2. Shelby Auvil, PA-CPhysician Assistant1538043518
  3. Jasdip Bajaj, MDInternal Medicine Physician1043376999
  4. Dana Baker, PHARMDPharmacist1235544925
  5. Christian Bennett, PAPhysician Assistant1942319017
  6. Larry Bergman, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1326082314

Verify Eric K. Lee in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

742 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 163 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Lee742
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin131 claims
  2. Dexamethasone129 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl119 claims
  4. Celecoxib89 claims
  5. Amoxicillin71 claims
  6. Meloxicam55 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: $1,357.98

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arcuro Medical Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Lee$1,358
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCDenver, NC
  2. Carolinas Physicians Network IncHuntersville, NC

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

Eric K. Lee among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Eric K. Lee, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Bates, MDCharlotte, NC 282621366676454
  2. Michael Dockery, MDCharlotte, NC 282621801870381
  3. Robert McBride, MDCharlotte, NC 282621407839491
  4. Richard McKnight, MDCharlotte, NC 282621093169278
  5. Matthew Ohl, MDCharlotte, NC 282621205956323
  6. Jonathan Paul, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282691285729061
  7. John Hill, MDCharlotte, NC 282771841244852
  8. Kaitlyn Hurst, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282771518317668

Common questions

What is Eric K. Lee, MD's NPI number?

Eric K. Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518378496, issued on May 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric K. Lee, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8800 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC, 28262. Phone: (704) 863-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric K. Lee, MD's license?

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 Eric K. Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric K. Lee, MD had 742 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.