Sandy Lee, DO
Rheumatology Physician · La Palma, CA
Sandy Lee, DO is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in La Palma, California, and NPI 1013404912, issued on Apr 16, 2018. Check the license (California 20A17623, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sandy Lee
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 20A17623 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5451 LA Palma Ave, La Palma, CA 90623
- Phone
- (714) 670-1340
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231103002447); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5451 LA Palma Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Gerald Ho, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1205833662
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Verify Sandy Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A17623Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
537 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate114 claims
- Sulfasalazine41 claims
- Alendronate Sodium31 claims
- Allopurinol27 claims
- Prednisone25 claims
- Celecoxib23 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: $1,642.20
74 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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 3 group practices
- Arthritis And Osteoporosis Medical Center, IncLa Palma, CA
- Siskiyou Hospital IncYreka, CA
- Telemedicine Group PCRoseville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sandy Lee among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Sandy Lee, DO is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2018, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.
All 926 in California → Every provider in La Palma → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gerald Ho, M.D.La Palma, CA 906231205833662
- Sarah Hwang, M.D.La Palma, CA 906231588682926
- Nina Trinh, M.D.La Palma, CA 906231811915333
- Tandis Mahani, MDWhittier, CA 906031245818178
- Gilbert Gelfand, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021942247580
- Branden Ireifej, MDWhittier, CA 906021811524853
- Seyedehsara Seyedali, MDWhittier, CA 906021336554328
- Tien I Su, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021750581930
Common questions
What is Sandy Lee, DO's NPI number?
Sandy Lee, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013404912, issued on Apr 16, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sandy Lee, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5451 LA Palma Ave, La Palma, CA, 90623. Phone: (714) 670-1340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sandy Lee, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A17623, 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 Sandy Lee, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sandy Lee, DO had 537 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.