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Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee, MD, PhD
NPI1073633467PAC ID9032155791
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,997
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 331
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,193
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 67
- Practice address
- 4980 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92604
- Practice phone
- Call (949) 733-1336
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Gary C. Lee,Ph.D,M.D.Inc
Irvine, California
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Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee is a dermatologist in Irvine, California
Dr. Lee practices at Gary C. Lee,Ph.D,M.D.Inc in Irvine, California.
Dr. Lee's NPI, 1073633467, was assigned on March 30, 2007. Dr. Lee graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Lee holds California license A055074.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1073633467NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9032155791
- NPI enumeration date
- March 30, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (949) 733-1336
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee practices at Gary C. Lee,Ph.D,M.D.Inc in Irvine, California
Dr. Lee's primary practice is Gary C. Lee,Ph.D,M.D.Inc, at 4980 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92604 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 733-1336.
- Gary C. Lee,Ph.D,M.D.Inc4980 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92604 · Orange CountyPhone(949) 733-1336
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Lee's primary practice is Gary C. Lee,Ph.D,M.D.Inc in Irvine, California. The medical group on file is Gary C. Lee Ph.D. M.D. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lee to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Gary C. Lee,Ph.D,M.D.IncPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lee practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Gary C. Lee,Ph.D,M.D.Inc | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee is one of 1,910 dermatologists in California
Dermatology is Dr. Lee's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Lee is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dr. Lee is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Dermatology, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cold sores or genital herpes, contact dermatitis, corns and calluses, hives, minor injury on trunk and minor injury to a limb among the conditions Dr. Lee treats.
Dermatologists near Dr. Lee
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee billed Medicare for 1,997 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,997 Medicare services from Dr. Lee across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 331 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $167,028 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 20241,997
Medicare patients331
Paid by Medicare$167,028
Procedure codes17
Dr. Lee's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,4732024: 1,25315%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5432024: 5391%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 3392024: 20540%
Dr. Lee compared with the California median for dermatologists, 2024
- Dr. Lee
- California median
- Medicare services
- 1,997vs 1,75014% above
- Medicare patients
- 331vs 37712% below
- Part D claims
- 1,045vs 3672.8 times
Medians across 1,831 dermatologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lee's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee treated 331 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 331 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lee in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 145 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 61% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.91, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lee's median patient age at 68, with 47% women.
Medicare patients, 2024331
Average age76
Average risk score0.91
Also on Medicaid10%
Dr. Lee's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Lee's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15647%
- Men17553%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lee's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure61%
- Arthritis39%
- Diabetes21%
- Ischemic heart disease21%
- Cancer20%
- Osteoporosis20%
- Chronic kidney disease18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lee's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women47%
- Men52%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee wrote 1,193 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lee wrote 1,193 Medicare Part D claims for 574 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,045 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $91,802 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,176 claims across 18 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,193
Drugs named by CMS15
Total drug cost$91,802
Part D patients574
Dr. Lee's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,156 claims97%
- Brand-name37 claims3%
Dr. Lee's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Lee's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics43%508 of 1,193 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,1762024: 1,04511%
Drugs named by CMS: 15 in 2024, 18 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee scored 67 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 67 out of 100 for Dr. Lee for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Lee accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 254 procedures of skin biopsy by Dr. Lee, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Lee's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 67of 100Final score
- 54.6of 100Quality
- 72of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Lee ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 87th percentile547 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 88th percentile254 procedures
- Removal of skin cancer
- 32nd percentile182 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 81st percentile32 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Lee. Dr. Lee's most frequent co-author is Rachana Prakash Shah, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Lee's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Lee
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee received $1,835 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 80 general payments to Dr. Lee from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $663.
General payments to Dr. Lee by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Lee by kind, 2016 to 2025
$1.8Kin total
- Food and beverage$1,73595%
- Education$1005%
Companies that paid Dr. Lee the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Lee.
Awards and honors for Dr. Lee
- Undated
- AAD Fellow
- ASDS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine
Dr. Lee graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Lee is a member of AAD and ASDS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in dermatology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Lee is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Molina
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Lee accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare10
- PPO8
- HMO6
- POS5
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee's NPI number?
Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee's NPI number is 1073633467. It was assigned on March 30, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee?
Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee is a dermatologist in Irvine, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).
Where does Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee practice?
Dr. Lee practices at 4980 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92604. Dr. Lee's primary practice is Gary C. Lee,Ph.D,M.D.Inc in Irvine, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lee to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lee is (949) 733-1336.
What is Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee's medical license number?
Dr. Lee holds California license A055074.
What medical group is Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee part of?
Dr. Lee is linked to Gary C. Lee Ph.D. M.D.
Does Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lee billed Medicare for 1,997 services in 2024, and Dr. Lee accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee's MIPS score?
Dr. Lee's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 67 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee see?
CMS counts 331 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lee in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee board certified?
Yes. Dr. Lee is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology.
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What services does Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lee's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), office visit, established patient (99213) and lab and pathology test (88305).
Where did Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee go to medical school?
Dr. Lee graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lee's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin, Fluticasone Propionate and Clobetasol Propionate.
Has Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,835 in general payments to Dr. Lee from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
How long has Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee been practicing?
Dr. Lee graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
Does Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Lee.
Who does Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee publish with?
Dr. Lee's most frequent co-authors are Rachana Prakash Shah, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Gary Cheukman Lee accept?
Dr. Lee is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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