PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508040304

Richard LeeMD

PRACTICEORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS OF NEWPORT BEACHSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryNewport Beach, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,962

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,152

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$160K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

381

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

3.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin121 claims

Methylprednisolone91 claims

Tizanidine Hcl76 claims

Cyclobenzaprine Hcl39 claims

Meloxicam24 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.2

Quality

99.3

Cost

75.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.72%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Lee's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 7 inbound referrers · 11 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	41	149
John Lieu Diagnostic Radiology · Palo Alto, CA	19	67
Kimberly Safman Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Newport Beach, CA	18	52
Darren Richards Physician Assistant · San Antonio, TX	16	83
Karence Chan Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	15	41
Shaya Ghazinoor Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	12	29
CAILLOUETTE, JAMES	12	24

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN	78	241
HOAG ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE LLC	40	115
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	37	129
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	23	54
Kimberly Safman Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Newport Beach, CA	20	50
CALIFORNIA LABORATORY SCIENCES LLC	19	59
Rajesh Lal General Surgery · Huntington Beach, CA	12	54
Balaji Charlu Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Newport Beach, CA	11	25
ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM HOME CARE SERVICES LLC	11	57
Karence Chan Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	11	18
Luke Cheung Diagnostic Radiology · Newport Beach, CA	11	24

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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