NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Justin C. Lee, M.D., PH.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Justin C. Lee, M.D., PH.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1649716259, issued on Jan 6, 2017. Check the license (Texas U3914, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1649716259
Name
Justin C. Lee
Credential
M.D., PH.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
U3914 TX
156050 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(173) 798-1000
Enumerated
Jan 6, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 4, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230612000050); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2016
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 1504 Taub Loop

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

  1. Kelechi AbarikwuEmergency Medicine Physician1316527609
  2. Robert Abbitt, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1588165765
  3. Waleed Abdellatif, MBBCH, MSC, MSHPEDiagnostic Radiology Physician1629737770
  4. Roba Abousaway, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396689360
  5. Shiny AbrahamNurse Practitioner1669857124
  6. Christina Ackerman-Banks, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1568840494

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Justin Lee15
  2. Specialty average172

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): 84.1 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 score84.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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: $360.86

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Justin Lee$361
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

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

Justin C. Lee among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas

Justin C. Lee, M.D., PH.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2017, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alfonso Aldama, MDHouston, TX 770301164415170
  2. David Cech, MDHouston, TX 770301548254667
  3. Bruce Ehni, MDHouston, TX 770301205820446
  4. Richard Harper, MDHouston, TX 770301174516116
  5. Paul Holman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301386698314
  6. Dong Kim, MDHouston, TX 770301043292550
  7. Thomas Luerssen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301245233808
  8. Jacques Morcos, M.D., F.R.C.S.Houston, TX 770301205899937

Common questions

What is Justin C. Lee, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?

Justin C. Lee, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649716259, issued on Jan 6, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Justin C. Lee, M.D., PH.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (173) 798-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Justin C. Lee, M.D., PH.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U3914, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Justin C. Lee, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Justin C. Lee, M.D., PH.D. had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Justin C. Lee, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 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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