NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Virginia L. Lee, M.D.

Specialist · Whittier, CA

Virginia L. Lee, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1740224229, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (California A64825, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1740224229
Name
Virginia L. Lee
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
A64825 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8135 Painter Ave, Whittier, CA 90602
Phone
(562) 698-8588
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(562) 698-8388
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060209000435); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1994
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 8135 Painter Ave

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

  1. Rita AlcalaSpecialist1487104113
  2. Eliana Alderete RomonOccupational Therapy Assistant1508229196
  3. Sherif ArmaniousStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033527064
  4. Emily ArnsteinOccupational Therapist1528211943
  5. Sarah Arviso, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1063845923
  6. Daniel BelloBehavior Technician1821795006

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

331 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Virginia Lee331
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol54 claims
  2. Alendronate Sodium52 claims
  3. Premarin29 claims
  4. Ciprofloxacin Hcl18 claims
  5. Nystatin17 claims
  6. Progesterone17 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 29.1 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 score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%96.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $678.47

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Virginia Lee$678.47
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

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

Virginia L. Lee among 5,749 specialist records in California

Virginia L. Lee, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Specialist providers in California

There are 5,749 specialist records in California.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rita AlcalaWhittier, CA 906021487104113
  2. Serina GonzalesWhittier, CA 906021932659661
  3. Nicole GutierrezWhittier, CA 906021962952739
  4. Joy HernandezWhittier, CA 906021225588593
  5. Ausim Khan, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021467531822
  6. George LafortuneWhittier, CA 906021811503162
  7. Metzie MoranWhittier, CA 906021184175606
  8. Jalisa MossWhittier, CA 906021730530528

Common questions

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

Virginia L. Lee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740224229, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Virginia L. Lee, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8135 Painter Ave, Whittier, CA, 90602. Phone: (562) 698-8588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A64825, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

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

In 2024, Virginia L. Lee, M.D. had 331 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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

The 2023 MIPS final score is 29.1 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.

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.