James A. Lee, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Minneapolis, MN
James A. Lee, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1447226410, issued on Feb 28, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 26857, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Lee
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 26857 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4730 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407
- Phone
- (952) 883-6805
- Enumerated
- Feb 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031124000492); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James A. Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 26857Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,070 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam70 claims
- Xarelto61 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium60 claims
- Famotidine54 claims
- Lisinopril45 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate42 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Group Health Plan IncAnoka, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James A. Lee among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
James A. Lee, MD is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
336 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Minneapolis
They are 336 of the 22,918 NPPES records with a practice address in Minneapolis, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is James A. Lee, MD's NPI number?
James A. Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447226410, issued on Feb 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Lee, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4730 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55407. Phone: (952) 883-6805. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Lee, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 26857, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James A. Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James A. Lee, MD had 1,070 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.