Lee C. Drinkard, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Minneapolis, MN
Lee C. Drinkard, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1487757084, issued on Sep 7, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 81808, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lee C. Drinkard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- 81808 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 E 28TH St Ste 401, Minneapolis, MN 55407
- Phone
- (612) 863-0200
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2026
- Fax
- (612) 775-5314
- Medicaid IDs
- 043529904 TX
043529903 TX
15365001 TX
043529905 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240226001196); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 800 E 28TH St Ste 401
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lee C. Drinkard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 81808Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
332 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Letrozole46 claims
- Eliquis38 claims
- Warfarin Sodium28 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate21 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate18 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): 92.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $34.24
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Allina Health SystemMinneapolis, MN
- Ssm Medical Group IncLake St Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lee C. Drinkard among 159 medical oncology physician records in Minnesota
Lee C. Drinkard, MD is one of 159 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 82% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 159 medical oncology physician records in Minnesota.
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The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Vesna Kaluza, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071376736736
- Florence Kotiso, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071528201233
- Amy Krie, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554071083648075
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Common questions
What is Lee C. Drinkard, MD's NPI number?
Lee C. Drinkard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487757084, issued on Sep 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lee C. Drinkard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 E 28TH St Ste 401, Minneapolis, MN, 55407. Phone: (612) 863-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lee C. Drinkard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 81808, 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 Lee C. Drinkard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lee C. Drinkard, MD had 332 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lee C. Drinkard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.5 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.
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.