NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Lee

Hospitalist Physician · Orange, CA

Richard Lee is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1679034466, issued on Mar 26, 2019. Check the license (California A178607, 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
1679034466
Name
Richard Lee
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A178607 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 The City Dr S Ste 400, Orange, CA 92868
Phone
(714) 456-5691
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2019
Record last updated
May 7, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220707002715); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 2019
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 101 The City Dr S Ste 400

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

  1. Joshua AbataStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437899697
  2. Mark Abdelnour, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194527812
  3. Shant AbrhamianStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033911219
  4. Salam AllahwerdyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1124767470
  5. Lily Allison, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1063272441
  6. Charissa Alo, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1801699335

Verify Richard 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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26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

654 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Lee654
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide66 claims
  2. Cefpodoxime Proxetil31 claims
  3. Prednisone30 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate22 claims
  6. Eliquis22 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 GroupDowney, CA

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

Richard Lee among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Richard Lee is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Quincy Almond, M.D.Orange, CA 928681578573697
  2. Alpesh Amin, MDOrange, CA 928681457394801
  3. Sean Amos, M.D.Orange, CA 928681992715007
  4. Andrea Avery, MDOrange, CA 928681144300229
  5. Amish Dangodara, MDOrange, CA 928681093895195
  6. Israel De Alba, MDOrange, CA 928681639259732
  7. Dang Khoa T Duong, MDOrange, CA 928681346320488
  8. Diego Gonzalez, M.D.Orange, CA 928681326058371

Common questions

What is Richard Lee's NPI number?

Richard Lee's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679034466, issued on Mar 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Lee located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 The City Dr S Ste 400, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 456-5691. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Lee's license?

NPPES lists California license number A178607, 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 Lee prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Lee had 654 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.