NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Sy Lee, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Tacoma, WA

William Sy Lee, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1285626325, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (Washington MD00028243, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285626325
Name
William Sy Lee
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD00028243 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3124 S 19TH St # 140, Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone
(253) 792-6510
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
1068584 WA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3124 S 19TH St # 140

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

  1. Paul Pumilia, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1659454528

Verify William Sy Lee in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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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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100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Lee15
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

William Sy Lee among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington

William Sy Lee, MD is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
  • Record last updated2015 · 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 207R00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

262 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tacoma

They are 262 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Bradford, MDTacoma, WA 984051285695379
  2. William Brand, MDTacoma, WA 984051093744716
  3. James Buttitta, MDTacoma, WA 984051376572214
  4. Imelda De Villa, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051457399370
  5. Ellen Hardin, MDTacoma, WA 984051730112921
  6. Reid Holtzclaw-Swan, MDTacoma, WA 984051992782288
  7. Jeffrey Hooper, D.O.Tacoma, WA 984051083653539
  8. Atif Mian, MDTacoma, WA 984051700819307

Common questions

What is William Sy Lee, MD's NPI number?

William Sy Lee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285626325, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Sy Lee, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3124 S 19TH St # 140, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 792-6510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Sy Lee, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD00028243, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Sy Lee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Sy Lee, MD had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.