NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rick Don Lee, MD

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Forest, VA

Rick Don Lee, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Forest, Virginia, and NPI 1578529269, issued on Apr 22, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101230590, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578529269
Name
Rick Don Lee
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
0101230590 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16830 Forest RD, Forest, VA 24551
Phone
(434) 515-2775
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 7, 2025
Fax
(844) 364-8201
Medicaid ID
005709989 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101027000137); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1997
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

2,348 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 1,804 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rick Lee2,348
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl771 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen522 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen282 claims
  4. Gabapentin205 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl107 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl49 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $242.00

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rick Lee$242.00
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Rick Don Lee among 113 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Virginia

Rick Don Lee, MD is one of 113 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2002 among the 69 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Virginia

There are 113 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Virginia.

The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eduardo Fraifeld, MDDanville, VA 245411114984358
  2. James Devoe, MDMadison Heights, VA 245721699846550
  3. Christian Estrada, M.D.Lynchburg, VA 245031598019937
  4. Karen Burnham, MD DABPM DAAPMLynchburg, VA 245011093770448
  5. Jennifer Burton, DOLynchburg, VA 245011972568137
  6. Duane Dixon, M.D.Lynchburg, VA 245011114918752
  7. Martha Donegan, MDLynchburg, VA 245011316905060
  8. Edward Metzger, MDLynchburg, VA 245011013972462

Common questions

What is Rick Don Lee, MD's NPI number?

Rick Don Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578529269, issued on Apr 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rick Don Lee, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16830 Forest RD, Forest, VA, 24551. Phone: (434) 515-2775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rick Don Lee, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101230590, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rick Don Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rick Don Lee, MD had 2,348 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Rick Don Lee, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.