Paul Chinfai Lee, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · New York, NY
Paul Chinfai Lee, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1366539447, issued on Oct 9, 2006. Check the license (New York 221675, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Chinfai Lee
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 221675 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 525 E 68TH St # M404, New York, NY 10021
- Phone
- (212) 746-5043
- Enumerated
- Oct 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 746-8426
- Medicaid ID
- 02382727 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040409000572); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 525 E 68TH St # M404
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Paul Chinfai Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 221675Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
37 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North Shore-Lij Medical PCGreat Neck, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Chinfai Lee among 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York
Paul Chinfai Lee, MD is one of 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1999 among the 294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 63% 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 New York 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 New York
There are 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Prasad Adusumilli, M.D.New York, NY 100211689877037
- Manjit Bains, MDNew York, NY 100211932184934
- Robert Downey, MDNew York, NY 100211346229606
- Nilesh Patel, M.D.New York, NY 100211073595229
- Nabil Rizk, MDNew York, NY 100211578549168
- Valerie Rusch, MDNew York, NY 100211508841388
- Kenneth Steinglass, M.D.New York, NY 100211720085350
- Bozena Bongiorno, NPNew York, NY 100251720728322
Common questions
What is Paul Chinfai Lee, MD's NPI number?
Paul Chinfai Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366539447, issued on Oct 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Chinfai Lee, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 E 68TH St # M404, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 746-5043. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Chinfai Lee, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 221675, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Chinfai Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Chinfai Lee, MD had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Chinfai Lee, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.