NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Thomas Lee, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Palm Springs, CA

Kenneth Thomas Lee, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1639161243, issued on Aug 19, 2005. Check the license (California A97229, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639161243
Name
Kenneth Thomas Lee
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
A97229 CA
P4976 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1180 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262
Phone
(760) 325-1202
Enumerated
Aug 19, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 864-7105
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061204000667); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 1996
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 1180 N Indian Canyon Dr

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

  1. Dimple Agarwal, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1275632887
  2. David Alderman, M.D.Specialist1467419523
  3. Charles Anderson, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1386646347
  4. Patrick Bagumyan, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1619812955
  5. Thomas Barry, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1407965692
  6. Scott Brook, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1245424365

Verify Kenneth Thomas Lee in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

142 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kenneth Lee142
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium26 claims
  2. Bisoprolol Fumarate20 claims
  3. Finasteride14 claims
  4. Tamsulosin Hcl14 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate13 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium12 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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA

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

Kenneth Thomas Lee among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California

Kenneth Thomas Lee, M.D. is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.

All 634 in California → Every provider in Palm Springs → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Gundry, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621801889050
  2. Saied Habibipour, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621013904424
  3. William Ostermiller, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621194778399
  4. Andrea Corpora, PA-CRancho Mirage, CA 922701003160888
  5. Daniel Logsdon, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701437506821
  6. Eric Presser, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701548279755
  7. Joseph Wilson, MDRancho Mirage, CA 922701851499370
  8. Bradford Lee, MDLa Quinta, CA 922531285893149

Common questions

What is Kenneth Thomas Lee, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kenneth Thomas Lee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639161243, issued on Aug 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Thomas Lee, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1180 N Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 325-1202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Thomas Lee, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A97229, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kenneth Thomas Lee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth Thomas Lee, M.D. had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.