Timothy L. Lee, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Lihue, HI
Timothy L. Lee, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Lihue, Hawaii, and NPI 1467557538, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii MD-5846, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy L. Lee
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD-5846 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4439 Pahee St, Lihue, HI 96766
- Phone
- (808) 246-0051
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 246-4816
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041214001040); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 128 in Hawaii → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4439 Pahee St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Stacey Morinaga, O.D.Optometrist1811025802
- Jean Shein, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1619985017
Verify Timothy L. Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license MD-5846Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,125 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost287 claims
- Timolol Maleate150 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate134 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate114 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol107 claims
- Restasis34 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $335.47
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eye Care Center OF Kauai IncLihue, HI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy L. Lee among 128 ophthalmology physician records in Hawaii
Timothy L. Lee, M.D. is one of 128 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1995 among the 89 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 85% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Hawaii
There are 128 ophthalmology physician records in Hawaii.
All 128 in Hawaii → Every provider in Lihue → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Chung, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661881936375
- Timothy Crane, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661568548972
- Jean Shein, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661619985017
- Diane Wry, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661174610927
- Janie Yoo, M.D.Lihue, HI 967661932393170
- Gardner Quarton, MDKapaa, HI 967461093933657
- Steven Rhee, D.O.Wahiawa, HI 967861104884717
- Christopher Tortora, M.D.Wahiawa, HI 967861619050465
Common questions
What is Timothy L. Lee, M.D.'s NPI number?
Timothy L. Lee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467557538, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy L. Lee, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4439 Pahee St, Lihue, HI, 96766. Phone: (808) 246-0051. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy L. Lee, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD-5846, 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 Timothy L. Lee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy L. Lee, M.D. had 1,125 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Timothy L. 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.