Dr. William B. Lea, MD

Dr. Lea practices at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, part of Saint Francis Healthcare System.

Dr. Lea's NPI, 1790947760, was assigned on June 30, 2008. Dr. Lea graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Lea holds Missouri license 2024035386.

Dr. Lea's primary practice is Saint Francis Medical Center, at 211 St Francis Dr, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 in Cape Girardeau County. The practice phone is (573) 331-3000.

Dr. Lea's primary practice is Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, part of Saint Francis Healthcare System. Dr. Lea is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital Southeast. The medical group on file is Cape Radiology Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lea to 3 more hospitals, 11 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lea practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Vascular and interventional radiology is Dr. Lea's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0204X. Dr. Lea is licensed in Missouri.

CMS data shows 245 Medicare services from Dr. Lea across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 218 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,769 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 218 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lea in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 95 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.54, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lea's median patient age at 72, with 53% women.

Dr. Lea accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Varicose vein removal: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Lea, published from 2014 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Bone Cements, Bone Neoplasms and Bone Screws. Dr. Lea has published most often in Semin Intervent Radiol. Dr. Lea's most frequent co-authors are Sean Merrill Tutton, MD, John Curtis Neilson, MD and David M. King, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 147 general payments to Dr. Lea from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 38% of the total. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. paid the most, $27,755.

Dr. Lea graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2008.