Richard Tsong Lee, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Irvine, CA
Richard Tsong Lee, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1255503850, issued on Mar 24, 2008. Check the license (California A80861, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Tsong Lee
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- A80861 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Fivepoint, Irvine, CA 92618
- Phone
- (800) 826-4673
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 207424701 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040621000916); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 Fivepoint
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tara Anderson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770058349
- Aubree Ashdown, PA-CPhysician Assistant1679244503
- Ghazal Bahri, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1770013146
- Meg Camille Baldonado, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1346602604
- Joseph Barrera, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306289491
Verify Richard Tsong Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A80861Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
61 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of 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): 99.1 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: $25.08
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 338 providers of this specialty with any payment received $547.94 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
- City OF Hope Medical FoundationNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Tsong Lee among 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California
Richard Tsong Lee, MD is one of 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) 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 2008, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 37% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2010 among the 193 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California
There are 260 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.
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The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jamie Fertal, D.O.Irvine, CA 926181447456769
- Linda Hillebrand, DOIrvine, CA 926181336183243
- Babak Jamasian MobarakehIrvine, CA 926181396270112
- Robert Nguyen, M.D., M.P.H.Irvine, CA 926021255717823
- Kara Kerns, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631174803431
- Priti Khanijou, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631265640007
- Solomon Liao, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631659451797
- Shivani Martin, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631558645366
Common questions
What is Richard Tsong Lee, MD's NPI number?
Richard Tsong Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255503850, issued on Mar 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Tsong Lee, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Fivepoint, Irvine, CA, 92618. Phone: (800) 826-4673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Tsong Lee, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A80861, 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 Tsong Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Tsong Lee, MD had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Tsong Lee, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.1 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.