Sung Lee, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN
Sung Lee, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1023499423, issued on Jun 11, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 63430, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sung Lee
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 63430 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1819 Clinch Ave Ste 200, Knoxville, TN 37916
- Phone
- (865) 524-3659
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (865) 602-3528
- Medicaid ID
- Q043340 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210609000533); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest colon & rectal surgery physician records → All 39 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1819 Clinch Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Antiporda, M.D.Surgery Physician1083970669
- Elissa Falconer, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1619400546
- Wendy Heidel, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1083779193
- Grey Leonard, M.D.Surgical Oncology Physician1710374558
- Amanda Lindsey, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1629541990
- Madison Tipton, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1982522009
Verify Sung Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 63430Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
412 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 114 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin94 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl75 claims
- Metronidazole73 claims
- Tramadol Hcl64 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Methocarbamol22 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $107.99
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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 one group practice
- Premier Surgical Associates PLLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sung Lee among 39 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Tennessee
Sung Lee, MD is one of 39 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 39 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 39 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elissa Falconer, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161619400546
- Abner Glover, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161013073725
- Gregory LowKnoxville, TN 379201194269944
- Julio Solla, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201295768182
- Nikita WadhwaniKnoxville, TN 379201285253021
- James Baker, MDKnoxville, TN 379341093895393
- Jay Young, MDKnoxville, TN 379341396826368
- Nathan Hinkle, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041164749255
Common questions
What is Sung Lee, MD's NPI number?
Sung Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023499423, issued on Jun 11, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sung Lee, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1819 Clinch Ave Ste 200, Knoxville, TN, 37916. Phone: (865) 524-3659. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sung Lee, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 63430, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sung Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sung Lee, MD had 412 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sung Lee, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.