NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Lee, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Honolulu, HI

Thomas Lee, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1720374721, issued on Jun 28, 2011. Check the license (Hawaii MD17945, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; 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
1720374721
Name
Thomas Lee
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
MD17945 HI
073583 GA
0101270491 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone
(808) 691-1000
Enumerated
Jun 28, 2011
Record last updated
Apr 19, 2022
Medicaid ID
809098 HI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160921002300); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1301 Punchbowl St

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

  1. Brenda Abbotnakandakari, RNDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1760705248
  2. Janette AbramowitzPsychiatry Physician1275952335
  3. Natalie AdolfPhysician Assistant1396282414
  4. Hessam Afshari, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1811217573
  5. Cheryl Ann Afuso-Sumimoto, APRNOncology Clinical Nurse Specialist1750929253
  6. Kyan Renie AgbayaniInternal Medicine Physician1083101323

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii 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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23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

399 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Lee399
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium27 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate23 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium22 claims
  4. Clopidogrel21 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate19 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate12 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): 83.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score68.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%69.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $68.15

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Lee$68.15
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

4 hospitals and group practices

  1. Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Adventist Health System Georgia IncChatsworth, GA
  3. Fairview Health ServicesWyoming, MN
  4. Queens University Medical GroupHonolulu, HI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Thomas Lee among 159 hospitalist physician records in Hawaii

Thomas Lee, M.D. is one of 159 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 55% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 129 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 208M00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Hawaii

There are 159 hospitalist physician records in Hawaii.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Grant Chen, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131962536946
  2. Matthew Gadbaw, MDHonolulu, HI 968131558392969
  3. Catherine Ho, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131275726200
  4. Dorothy Iwanski, D.O.Honolulu, HI 968131184738957
  5. Sandhya Kanade, MDHonolulu, HI 968131689787301
  6. Vasudev Kanade, MDHonolulu, HI 968131407032386
  7. Melanie Kim, MDHonolulu, HI 968131184635831
  8. Kuo-Chiang Lian, M.D.Honolulu, HI 968131346437712

Common questions

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

Thomas Lee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720374721, issued on Jun 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Lee, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI, 96813. Phone: (808) 691-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD17945, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii Medical Board at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/medical/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Thomas Lee, M.D. had 399 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Thomas Lee, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.1 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.

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