Richard S. Lee, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Richard S. Lee, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1508040304, issued on Dec 28, 2007. Check the license (California A109524, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard S. Lee
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License numbers
- A109524 CA
236488 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22 Corporate Plaza Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Phone
- (949) 722-7038
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 630-4900
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100922000481); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 22 Corporate Plaza Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Justin Anderson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1487924007
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- Dennis Bansil, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740629047
- Lindsay Baumhefner, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1043398977
Verify Richard S. Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A109524Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
445 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin121 claims
- Methylprednisolone91 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl76 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl39 claims
- Meloxicam24 claims
- Methocarbamol16 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): 83.6 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: $1,352.75
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nexxt Spine LLC. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Orthopedic Institute OF Newport Beach Limited PartnershipIrvine, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard S. Lee among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California
Richard S. Lee, MD is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California
There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.
All 314 in California → Every provider in Newport Beach → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kamran Aflatoon, D.O.Newport Beach, CA 926601124035902
- Alexandra Brown, DNP, FNP-CNewport Beach, CA 926601437754637
- Steven Dennis, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601639106669
- Michael Eng, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601841785029
- Brandon Hirsch, M.D., INC.Newport Beach, CA 926601447559216
- Hamid Mir, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601619063799
- Michael Weinstein, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601972531929
- Bijan Ameri, D.O.Newport Beach, CA 926631972040681
Common questions
What is Richard S. Lee, MD's NPI number?
Richard S. Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508040304, issued on Dec 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard S. Lee, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22 Corporate Plaza Dr, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 722-7038. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard S. Lee, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A109524, 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 Richard S. Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard S. Lee, MD had 445 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard S. Lee, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.6 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.