Yong Hwa Lee, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Somerville, MA
Yong Hwa Lee, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Somerville, Massachusetts, and NPI 1295849198, issued on Aug 18, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 81554, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yong Hwa Lee
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 81554 MA
15837 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 280 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02143
- Phone
- (617) 591-4700
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 32001633 NH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121003000666); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Yong Hwa Lee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 81554Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
277 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt38 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate20 claims
- Tramadol Hcl20 claims
- Naproxen19 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Prednisone19 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): 90.9 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St. Joseph Hospital OF Nashua NHNashua, NH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yong Hwa Lee among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Yong Hwa Lee, M.D. is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Somerville
They are 36 of the 1,860 NPPES records with a practice address in Somerville, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
All 6,825 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Somerville → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Jude Koomson, M.D.Somerville, MA 021431700052107
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Common questions
What is Yong Hwa Lee, M.D.'s NPI number?
Yong Hwa Lee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295849198, issued on Aug 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yong Hwa Lee, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 280 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA, 02143. Phone: (617) 591-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yong Hwa Lee, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 81554, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Yong Hwa Lee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yong Hwa Lee, M.D. had 277 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Yong Hwa Lee, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.9 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.