NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ryan Michael Lee

Internal Medicine Physician · Metairie, LA

Ryan Michael Lee is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Metairie, Louisiana, and NPI 1659695161, issued on Mar 26, 2010. Check the license (Louisiana MD.205053, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1659695161
Name
Ryan Michael Lee
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD.205053 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA 70002
Phone
(504) 836-9820
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
2105272 LA
00887501 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130906000043); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2010
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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Also registered at 2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd

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

  1. Jillene Amow, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1831695691
  2. Leandro Area, MDFamily Medicine Physician1972560977
  3. Debra Bermudez, RDRegistered Dietitian1366634867
  4. Patrick Breaux, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1235196106
  5. Paul Brown, MDInternal Medicine Physician1972560860
  6. Jeffrey Colegrove, MDOptometrist1558329524

Verify Ryan Michael Lee in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license MD.205053
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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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4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

15,447 Medicare Part D claims for 1,127 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 299 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ryan Lee15,447
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium852 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate796 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium607 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium570 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium456 claims
  6. Valsartan418 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: $18.47

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ryan Lee$18.47
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA

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

Ryan Michael Lee among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana

Ryan Michael Lee is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 56% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

76 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Metairie

They are 76 of the 5,682 NPPES records with a practice address in Metairie, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Brown, MDMetairie, LA 700021972560860
  2. James Conway, MDMetairie, LA 700021356308274
  3. Janine Ferrier, MDMetairie, LA 700021952501272
  4. Leia Frickey, MDMetairie, LA 700021235322074
  5. Dwight Green, MDMetairie, LA 700021255389888
  6. Brian Helmstetter, D.O.Metairie, LA 700021780989418
  7. Angele Lafleur, DOMetairie, LA 700021306141031
  8. Robert Lesser, MDMetairie, LA 700021144221151

Common questions

What is Ryan Michael Lee's NPI number?

Ryan Michael Lee's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659695161, issued on Mar 26, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ryan Michael Lee located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA, 70002. Phone: (504) 836-9820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ryan Michael Lee's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.205053, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ryan Michael Lee prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ryan Michael Lee had 15,447 Medicare Part D claims for 1,127 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.