NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tiffany Chih Lee

Surgery Physician · Utica, NY

Tiffany Chih Lee is a surgery physician with a practice address in Utica, New York, and NPI 1245694934, issued on Apr 8, 2016. Check the license (New York 332198, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1245694934
Name
Tiffany Chih Lee
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
332198 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1676 Sunset Ave, Utica, NY 13502
Phone
(315) 235-2540
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2016
Record last updated
May 28, 2025
Fax
(315) 235-2171
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240826003301); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1676 Sunset Ave

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

  1. Nasreen Akhtar, MDAnesthesiology Physician1639221518
  2. Avinash Ballie, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1164722013
  3. Heather Barrett, RDNRegistered Dietitian1144823741
  4. Alexandra Battista, LCSWClinical Social Worker1215237474
  5. Laura Borgos, M.D.Surgery Physician1407813249
  6. Brian Boyle, MDAnesthesiology Physician1881681096

Verify Tiffany Chih Lee in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

25 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Tiffany Lee25
  2. Specialty average147

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score81.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $4,995.01

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tiffany Lee$4,995.01
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Mvhs IncUtica, NY

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

Tiffany Chih Lee among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York

Tiffany Chih Lee is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 1,212 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Roland Adamsons, MDUtica, NY 135021649467721
  2. Dennis Blom, MDUtica, NY 135021376501940
  3. Laura Borgos, M.D.Utica, NY 135021407813249
  4. Jorge Ferreiro, M.D.Utica, NY 135021124074950
  5. William Graber, MDUtica, NY 135021861486912
  6. Joseph HedrickUtica, NY 135021740293885
  7. Christopher Max, M.D.Utica, NY 135021063592665
  8. Nandita Rao, MDUtica, NY 135021831586916

Common questions

What is Tiffany Chih Lee's NPI number?

Tiffany Chih Lee's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245694934, issued on Apr 8, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tiffany Chih Lee located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1676 Sunset Ave, Utica, NY, 13502. Phone: (315) 235-2540. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tiffany Chih Lee's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 332198, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tiffany Chih Lee prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tiffany Chih Lee had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tiffany Chih Lee's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 of 100. 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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