Esther Joo Lee, MD
Dermatology Physician · Laurinburg, NC
Esther Joo Lee, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Laurinburg, North Carolina, and NPI 1588634141, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 0036212, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Esther Joo Lee
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 0036212 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1709 Berwick Dr, Laurinburg, NC 28352
- Phone
- (910) 276-8611
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 276-9757
- Medicaid ID
- 8951546 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070827000794); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest dermatology physician records → All 507 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1709 Berwick Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ashley Locklear, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861700809
Verify Esther Joo Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 0036212Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
496 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tacrolimus29 claims
- Ciclopirox24 claims
- Imiquimod23 claims
- Mupirocin22 claims
- Valacyclovir22 claims
- Mometasone Furoate21 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).
Esther Joo Lee among 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina
Esther Joo Lee, MD is one of 507 dermatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2006 among the 376 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 507 in North Carolina → Every provider in Laurinburg → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Hendricks, MDLumberton, NC 283581740246115
- Reynold Grine, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741336231299
- Pamela Guest, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741023145976
- David Klumpar, MDPinehurst, NC 283741730283276
- Cedar Malone, MDPinehurst, NC 283741588892558
- Benjamin Norton, MD, MPH&TMPinehurst, NC 283741104452366
- Timothy Pearson, M.D.Pinehurst, NC 283741972845121
- Kevin ShiPinehurst, NC 283741033679824
Common questions
What is Esther Joo Lee, MD's NPI number?
Esther Joo Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588634141, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Esther Joo Lee, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1709 Berwick Dr, Laurinburg, NC, 28352. Phone: (910) 276-8611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Esther Joo Lee, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0036212, 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 Esther Joo Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Esther Joo Lee, MD had 496 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Esther Joo Lee, MD'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.