Dr. Michael Richard Hee, MD, PhD

  • Daly City, CA
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1801891551PAC ID1355326299
Medicare services, 2024
3,384
Medicare patients, 2024
1,093
Part D claims, 2024
4,735
Publications
27
MIPS score, 2024
54
Practice address
1850 Sullivan Ave, Daly City, CA 94015
Practice phone
Call (408) 828-5973
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Primary practice

North Bay Ambulatory Surgery Center

Daly City, California

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Dr. Michael Richard Hee is an ophthalmologist in Daly City, California

Dr. Hee practices at North Bay Ambulatory Surgery Center in Daly City, California.

Dr. Hee's NPI, 1801891551, was assigned on June 18, 2005. Dr. Hee graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1998. Dr. Hee holds California license A71248.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1355326299
NPI enumeration date
June 18, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(408) 828-5973
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
54
Medical school graduation
1998

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Michael Richard Hee practices at North Bay Ambulatory Surgery Center in Daly City, California

Dr. Hee's primary practice is North Bay Ambulatory Surgery Center, at 1850 Sullivan Ave, Daly City, CA 94015 in San Mateo County. The practice phone is (408) 828-5973.

  • North Bay Ambulatory Surgery Center
    1850 Sullivan Ave, Daly City, CA 94015 · San Mateo CountyPhone(408) 828-5973

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Michael Richard Hee is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Hee's primary practice is North Bay Ambulatory Surgery Center in Daly City, California. Dr. Hee is also affiliated with AHMC Seton Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hee to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Richard Hee's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hee practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
North Bay Ambulatory Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Michael Richard Hee is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California

Ophthalmology is Dr. Hee's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Hee is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Hee is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A71248 · 2000 to 2027 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation and eyelid inflammation among the conditions Dr. Hee treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Hee

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2,621ophthalmologists in California
7ophthalmologists in Daly City

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Michael Richard Hee billed Medicare for 3,384 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,384 Medicare services from Dr. Hee across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,093 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $298,515 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,384
Medicare patients1,093
Paid by Medicare$298,515
Procedure codes15

Dr. Hee's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 3,0642024: 3,073No change
Surgery
2023: 2652024: 2506%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 472024: 494%
Imaging
2023: 02024: 12

Where Dr. Hee's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office3,28497%
  • In a facility1003%

Dr. Hee compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Hee
  • California median
Medicare services
3,384vs 1,0793.1 times
Medicare patients
1,093vs 4212.6 times
Part D claims
4,599vs 6187.4 times

Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Hee'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. Michael Richard Hee treated 1,093 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 1,093 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hee in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 499 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hee's median patient age at 74, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,093
Average age76
Average risk score0.93
Also on Medicaid17%

Dr. Hee's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Hee's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women65059%
  • Men44341%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Hee's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes38%
  4. Arthritis32%
  5. Chronic kidney disease22%
  6. Ischemic heart disease19%
  7. Osteoporosis18%
  8. Atrial fibrillation14%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Hee's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men35%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael Richard Hee wrote 4,735 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Hee wrote 4,735 Medicare Part D claims for 942 patients. 56% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,599 of them, across 29 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $594,337 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,293 claims across 30 drugs.

Part D claims, 20244,735
Drugs named by CMS29
Total drug cost$594,337
Part D patients942

Dr. Hee's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,674 claims56%
  • Brand-name2,061 claims44%

Dr. Hee'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. Hee's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics1%30 of 4,735 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: 4,2932024: 4,5997%

Drugs named by CMS: 29 in 2024, 30 in 2023.

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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. Michael Richard Hee scored 54 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 54 out of 100 for Dr. Hee for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Hee accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 158 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Hee, more than 80% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Hee's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 54of 100Final score
  • 51of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 10of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Hee ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
80th percentile158 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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. Michael Richard Hee has 27 publications on record

Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. Hee in 2019. The most frequent topics are Tomography, Fundus Oculi and Image Processing, Computer-Assisted. Dr. Hee has published most often in Ophthalmology. Dr. Hee's most frequent co-authors are Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, Eric A. Swanson, MD and Shan C. Lin, MD.

Papers27

Topics Dr. Hee writes about most

  • Tomography
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Retina
  • Glaucoma
  • Optic Nerve
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Nerve Fibers

Dr. Hee's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Hee

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Michael Richard Hee received $7,507 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 102 general payments to Dr. Hee from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $3,750.

General payments to Dr. Hee by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Hee by kind, 2016 to 2025

$7.5Kin total
  • Consulting fees$3,75050%
  • Food and beverage$2,38932%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$1,31317%
  • Education$551%

Companies that paid Dr. Hee the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Michael Richard Hee has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Hee.

Awards and honors for Dr. Hee

  1. Undated
    • AAO Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Michael Richard Hee graduated from Harvard Medical School

Dr. Hee graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1998. Dr. Hee is a member of AAO.

  1. Medical schoolHarvard Medical School
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Michael Richard Hee accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Hee is in network with 14 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
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Humana
  • Regence Health Plans
  • +6 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Hee accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare10
  2. PPO9
  3. HMO5
  4. POS5
  5. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Michael Richard Hee's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Michael Richard Hee's NPI number?

Dr. Michael Richard Hee's NPI number is 1801891551. It was assigned on June 18, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Richard Hee?

Dr. Michael Richard Hee is an ophthalmologist in Daly City, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Michael Richard Hee practice?

Dr. Hee practices at 1850 Sullivan Ave, Daly City, CA 94015. Dr. Hee's primary practice is North Bay Ambulatory Surgery Center in Daly City, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hee to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Michael Richard Hee's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Hee is (408) 828-5973.

What is Dr. Michael Richard Hee's medical license number?

Dr. Hee holds California license A71248.

Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Richard Hee affiliated with?

Dr. Hee is affiliated with AHMC Seton Medical Center.

Does Dr. Michael Richard Hee accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hee billed Medicare for 3,384 services in 2024, and Dr. Hee accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Michael Richard Hee's MIPS score?

Dr. Hee's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 54 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Richard Hee see?

CMS counts 1,093 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hee in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. Michael Richard Hee board certified?

Yes. Dr. Hee is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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What services does Dr. Michael Richard Hee bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Hee's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92012), eye exam or test (92014) and eye exam or test (92083).

Where did Dr. Michael Richard Hee go to medical school?

Dr. Hee graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1998.

What drugs does Dr. Michael Richard Hee prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hee's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Prednisolone Acetate.

Has Dr. Michael Richard Hee received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $7,507 in general payments to Dr. Hee from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.

How long has Dr. Michael Richard Hee been practicing?

Dr. Hee graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.

Does Dr. Michael Richard Hee do research?

Dmand AI links 27 publications to Dr. Hee.

Who does Dr. Michael Richard Hee publish with?

Dr. Hee's most frequent co-authors are Carmen A. Puliafito, MD (11 shared papers), Eric A. Swanson, MD (10 shared papers) and Shan C. Lin, MD (5 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Michael Richard Hee accept?

Dr. Hee is in network with 14 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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