NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nancy Lee, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Irvine, CA

Nancy Lee, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1649592668, issued on Feb 17, 2010. Check the license (California A125918, 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
1649592668
Name
Nancy Lee
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
A125918 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
850 Health Sciences RD, Irvine, CA 92697
Phone
(949) 824-2020
Enumerated
Feb 17, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(949) 824-2073
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130710000214); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 2009
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 850 Health Sciences RD

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

  1. Katherine Chen, MSOphthalmology Physician1699237420
  2. Sanjay Kedhar, M.D.Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Disease (Ophthalmology) Physician1700833951
  3. Grace Kim, MDOphthalmology Physician1003101874
  4. Mitul Mehta, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1730341181
  5. Andrew Smith, M.D.Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1215460670
  6. Annabelle Storch, ODOptometrist1275197519

Verify Nancy 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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57% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,382 Medicare Part D claims for 668 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. Nancy Lee2,382
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost700 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol491 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate419 claims
  4. Brimonidine Tartrate246 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate193 claims
  6. Rhopressa82 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 GroupSan Diego, CA

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

Nancy Lee among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California

Nancy Lee, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in California

There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Katherine Chen, MSIrvine, CA 926971699237420
  2. Grace Kim, MDIrvine, CA 926971003101874
  3. Ronald Kurtz, MDIrvine, CA 926971710065453
  4. Rhett Schiffman, MDIrvine, CA 926971235279910
  5. Helen Tseng, M.D.Irvine, CA 926971982729786
  6. Jonathan Winarko, MDIrvine, CA 926971750565032
  7. Bethlehem Wole, MDIrvine, CA 926971659966018
  8. Luis Chanes, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911043277361

Common questions

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

Nancy Lee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649592668, issued on Feb 17, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nancy Lee, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 Health Sciences RD, Irvine, CA, 92697. Phone: (949) 824-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A125918, 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 Nancy Lee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nancy Lee, M.D. had 2,382 Medicare Part D claims for 668 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.