NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Chung Lee, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · New York, NY

Joseph Chung Lee, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1215468442, issued on Mar 21, 2017. Check the license (New York 314989, 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
1215468442
Name
Joseph Chung Lee
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
314989 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
317 E 34TH St FL 8, New York, NY 10016
Phone
(212) 263-0243
Enumerated
Mar 21, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 4, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230718001718); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2017
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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Verify Joseph Chung 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

175 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Joseph Lee175
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Nifedipine Er45 claims
  2. Tacrolimus15 claims
  3. Mycophenolate Mofetil12 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score93.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $44.69

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. 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. Joseph Lee$44.69
  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. New York UniversityNew York, NY

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

Joseph Chung Lee among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Joseph Chung Lee, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2017, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,434 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New York

They are 2,434 of the 98,468 NPPES records with a practice address in New York, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

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  4. James Cheng, MDNew York, NY 100161811990120
  5. Kimberly Deore, M.D.New York, NY 100161528054038
  6. Joseph Devito, MDNew York, NY 100161154329514
  7. Jeffrey Friedman, MDNew York, NY 100161790783157
  8. Michael Glasser, MDNew York, NY 100161164421947

Common questions

What is Joseph Chung Lee, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Chung Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215468442, issued on Mar 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Chung Lee, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 317 E 34TH St FL 8, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (212) 263-0243. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Chung Lee, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 314989, 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 Joseph Chung Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Chung Lee, MD had 175 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph Chung Lee, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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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