NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Russell M. Lee, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Colorado Springs, CO

Russell M. Lee, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1629131727, issued on Dec 19, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 28832, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; 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
1629131727
Name
Russell M. Lee
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
28832 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Phone
(719) 471-7064
Enumerated
Dec 19, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2024
Fax
(719) 776-5459
Medicaid ID
01288323 CO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120323000191); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1982
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 2222 N Nevada Ave

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

  1. Subodh Adhikari, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1457731861
  2. David Albrecht, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1508853664
  3. James Anderson, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1326241084
  4. Sandra Andrew, NPNurse Practitioner1962443853
  5. Sara Arafat, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1891347720
  6. Elizabeth Arnold, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1063793446

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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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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About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

1,427 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.

  1. Russell Lee1,427
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone239 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa133 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate111 claims
  4. Trelegy Ellipta106 claims
  5. Stiolto Respimat63 claims
  6. Anoro Ellipta62 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,396.69

55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Russell Lee$1,396.69
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

  1. Colorado Springs Pulmonary Consultants PCColorado Springs, CO

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

Russell M. Lee among 288 pulmonary disease physician records in Colorado

Russell M. Lee, MD is one of 288 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 81% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 210 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Colorado

There are 288 pulmonary disease physician records in Colorado.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Timothy Bedient, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071851417364
  2. Rachel Black, DOColorado Springs, CO 809071003276528
  3. Dheeraj Dhotre, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071508046368
  4. Akhilesh Mahajan, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071982158119
  5. John Newcomer, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071760451371
  6. Yogesh Shrestha, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071750582656
  7. Hazem Ubaissi, M.DColorado Springs, CO 809071285785907
  8. Lalith Uragoda, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071366443483

Common questions

What is Russell M. Lee, MD's NPI number?

Russell M. Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629131727, issued on Dec 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Russell M. Lee, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907. Phone: (719) 471-7064. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Russell M. Lee, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 28832, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Russell M. Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Russell M. Lee, MD had 1,427 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.