Dr. Joon Ho Lee, MD

Dr. Lee practices at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, part of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.

Dr. Lee's NPI, 1134275811, was assigned on January 26, 2007. Dr. Lee graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Lee holds California license A133880.

Dr. Lee's primary practice is Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, at One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 764-4624. Dr. Lee also practices at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, 1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92663.

Dr. Lee's primary practice is Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, part of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. The medical group on file is Hoag Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lee to 2 more group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lee practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Lee's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Lee is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Lee's licenses on file in 2 states: California and New Mexico.

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, cancerous skin growth removal, colon removal, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery and intestinal or bowel obstruction among the conditions Dr. Lee treats.

CMS data shows 12 Medicare services from Dr. Lee across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 51 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $914 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 51 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lee in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 22 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.27, 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 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lee wrote 149 Medicare Part D claims for 75 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 90 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $398 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 86 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Lee accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 14 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Lee, more than 80% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 118 papers to Dr. Lee, published from 2006 to 2021. 2013 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Intensive Care Units, Critical Illness and Cervical Vertebrae. Dr. Lee has published most often in Spine (Phila Pa 1976). Dr. Lee's most frequent co-authors are Michael J. Weyant, MD, Joseph C. Cleveland, MD and Jeremy Shaw.

CMS Open Payments shows 26 general payments to Dr. Lee from 5 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $18,876.

Dr. Lee graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 2006.

Dr. Lee is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.