NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven Sungho Lee, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Walnut Creek, CA

Steven Sungho Lee, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1699725945, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (California A69822, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699725945
Name
Steven Sungho Lee
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License number
A69822 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2405 Shadelands Dr Ste 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Phone
(925) 939-8585
Enumerated
May 10, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 12, 2025
Fax
(925) 933-2709
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040928001373); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1998
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 2405 Shadelands Dr Ste 300

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

  1. Cherlyn Alferos, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1568155430
  2. Petra Cardona, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1851996573
  3. Danielle Chapman, NPNurse Practitioner1720930217
  4. Mark Christiansen, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1821108218
  5. Brian Costello, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSurgical Physician Assistant1396833257
  6. Kathleen Grant, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSurgical Physician Assistant1700125440

Verify Steven Sungho 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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42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

542 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 111 claims were for opioids.

  1. Steven Lee542
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin266 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
  3. Meloxicam37 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl29 claims
  5. Celecoxib22 claims
  6. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen22 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Golden State Orthopedics And SpineBrentwood, CA

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

Steven Sungho Lee among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California

Steven Sungho Lee, M.D. is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California

There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Abid Qureshi, M.D.Walnut Creek, CA 945981386694602
  2. Joseph Grant, M.D.Pleasanton, CA 945881831196435
  3. Julie Long, MDPleasanton, CA 945881982608733
  4. Michael Tseng, MDEmeryville, CA 946081801002175
  5. Ravinder-Raj Bains, MDOakland, CA 946111427136217
  6. Josef Gorek, MDOakland, CA 946111407908205
  7. Saqib Hasan, M.D.Oakland, CA 946111275894214
  8. Timothy Huang, MDOakland, CA 946111649359340

Common questions

What is Steven Sungho Lee, M.D.'s NPI number?

Steven Sungho Lee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699725945, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven Sungho Lee, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2405 Shadelands Dr Ste 300, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 939-8585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven Sungho Lee, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A69822, 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 Steven Sungho Lee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven Sungho Lee, M.D. had 542 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Steven Sungho Lee, M.D.'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.