NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Thornquist Lee, MD

Surgery Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Laura Thornquist Lee, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1619462447, issued on Jun 25, 2018. Check the license (Missouri 2018021587, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1619462447
Name
Laura Thornquist Lee
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
2018021587 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone
(314) 362-5000
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2018
Record last updated
Oct 17, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230801001850); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Washington University School Of Medicine, 2023
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 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz

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

  1. Fizza Abbas, MDInternal Medicine Physician1588079230
  2. Catey Abbott, DOInternal Medicine Physician1699355347
  3. Ramzi Abboud, MDMedical Oncology Physician1649684200
  4. Amy Abdalla, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1932959954
  5. Heba Abdelal, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1033633383
  6. Ali Abdelhay, MDHospitalist Physician1619540606

Verify Laura Thornquist Lee in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

535 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 50 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura Lee535
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl98 claims
  2. Finasteride64 claims
  3. Estradiol41 claims
  4. Oxycodone Hcl32 claims
  5. Oxybutynin Chloride30 claims
  6. Myrbetriq27 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $733.80

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Lee$733.80
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Ssm Medical Group IncBridgeton, MO

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

Laura Thornquist Lee among 714 surgery physician records in Missouri

Laura Thornquist Lee, MD is one of 714 surgery physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 74% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2006 among the 410 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Missouri

There are 714 surgery physician records in Missouri.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. L Brunt, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101992723621
  2. Bradley Freeman, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101255359980
  3. William Hawkins, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101538187257
  4. Eddy Hsueh, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101003910225
  5. David Jaques, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101093706541
  6. John Kirby, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101902829823
  7. Mary Klingensmith, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101184640492
  8. Benjamin Kozower, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101548283450

Common questions

What is Laura Thornquist Lee, MD's NPI number?

Laura Thornquist Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619462447, issued on Jun 25, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Thornquist Lee, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 362-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Thornquist Lee, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2018021587, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Laura Thornquist Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Thornquist Lee, MD had 535 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.