NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gwo-Chin Lee, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · New York, NY

Gwo-Chin Lee, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1477543072, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (New York 314677, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1477543072
Name
Gwo-Chin Lee
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
314677 NY
MD424042 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
535 E 70TH St, New York, NY 10021
Phone
(212) 606-1009
Enumerated
Oct 25, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 11, 2022
Fax
(917) 260-4009
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220308000072); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 535 E 70TH St

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

  1. Dana Aaron, PT, DPT, OCSOrthopedic Physical Therapist1609423045
  2. Matthew Abola, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1942864889
  3. Caroline Accardi, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1346000163
  4. Emmanuel Adamptey, PASurgical Physician Assistant1871209031
  5. Alexa Adams, M.D.Pediatric Rheumatology Physician1639246747
  6. Michael AdashevSurgical Physician Assistant1609312156

Verify Gwo-Chin Lee in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

263 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.

  1. Gwo-Chin Lee263
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam65 claims
  2. Amoxicillin40 claims
  3. Celecoxib34 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl26 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl21 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium17 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: $5,176.10

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Uoc USA 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. Gwo-Chin Lee$5,176
  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. Mclean FundSimsbury, CT
  2. NY Society For The Relief OF Ruptured And Crippled MaintainingNew York, NY

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

Gwo-Chin Lee among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York

Gwo-Chin Lee, MD is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% 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, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 67% 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 New York 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 New York

There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edward Athanasian, MDNew York, NY 100211740265727
  2. John Blanco, M.D.New York, NY 100211386623742
  3. Patrick Boland, MDNew York, NY 100211679552046
  4. Edward Crane, MDNew York, NY 100211841245974
  5. Fred Cushner, MDNew York, NY 100211588637938
  6. Andreas Gomoll, MDNew York, NY 100211649259946
  7. Steven Harwin, MDNew York, NY 100211962465542
  8. Allan Inglis, M.D.New York, NY 100211578554952

Common questions

What is Gwo-Chin Lee, MD's NPI number?

Gwo-Chin Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477543072, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gwo-Chin Lee, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 535 E 70TH St, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 606-1009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gwo-Chin Lee, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 314677, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gwo-Chin Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gwo-Chin Lee, MD had 263 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gwo-Chin 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.

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