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Richard Lee, MD

NPI 1437476934ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Seattle, WA

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (MD) with Swedish Health Services, practicing in Seattle, Washington. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $127,935 for 162 patients in 2024, with only 25 Part D claims. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation reported $1,333 in payments in 2025, mostly travel and lodging. Lists Providence St Peter Hospital and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1437476934
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedApr 23, 2010
Last updated in NPPESMay 13, 2019

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary208G00000XMD60923024WA

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (WA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients162
Services billed314 across 51 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$127,935

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)25 · 25 30-day fills
Patients16
Total drug cost$2,470
Generic share84% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2010
Medicare specialtyThoracic Surgery
Secondary specialtiesGeneral Surgery
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,333 · 14 payments from 1 company
  • 2024$345.75 · 4 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation$1,33314

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$814.46 · 4 payments
  • Food and Beverage$518.94 · 10 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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