Michael Lee, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · San Diego, CA
Michael Lee, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1255607685, issued on Mar 29, 2012. Check the license (California A128109, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Lee
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A128109 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3965 5TH Ave Ste 200, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 542-0013
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2023
- Fax
- (619) 542-0559
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180720000233); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3965 5TH Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A128109Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
417 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole52 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate49 claims
- Fluorouracil46 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide39 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate26 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate23 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,720.39
100 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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 one group practice
- Medderm CorporationSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Lee among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Michael Lee, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anna Di Nardo, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031992873673
- Mayumi Fujita, MDSan Diego, CA 921031285727636
- Richard Gallo, M.D./PH.DSan Diego, CA 921031679598890
- Barbara Garcia, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031225241110
- Tissa Hata, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031558313916
- Shang I Jiang, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031801835996
- Michael Lerner, M.DSan Diego, CA 921031538314141
- Jennifer Lin Levy, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031568598308
Common questions
What is Michael Lee, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Lee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255607685, issued on Mar 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Lee, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3965 5TH Ave Ste 200, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 542-0013. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Lee, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A128109, 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 Michael Lee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Lee, M.D. had 417 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Lee, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.