Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD

Dr. Lee practices at Dac Surgery Center Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Dr. Lee's NPI, 1871784967, was assigned on August 5, 2007. Dr. Lee graduated from University of Western Ontario in 2001. Dr. Lee holds Texas license P5668.

Dr. Lee's primary practice is Dac Surgery Center Corpus Christi, at 1533 5th St, Corpus Christi, TX 78404 in Nueces County. The practice phone is (361) 880-8322.

Dr. Lee's primary practice is Dac Surgery Center Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dr. Lee is also affiliated with CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline. The medical group on file is Kidney Specialists of South Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lee to 1 more hospital, 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 ambulatory surgery centers, each named with a free account.

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

Nephrology is Dr. Lee's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Lee is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Lee's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Louisiana.

CMS data shows 2,898 Medicare services from Dr. Lee across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 273 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $115,333 for them.

CMS counts 273 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lee in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 129 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have diabetes. 48% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 8.91, 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. Lee's median patient age at 67, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lee wrote 78 Medicare Part D claims for 50 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 35 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $46 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 59 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Lee for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lee accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 172 general payments to Dr. Lee from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,071.

Dr. Lee graduated from University of Western Ontario in 2001.

Dr. Lee is in network with 23 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.