Total Payments
$267,338
2024 Payments
$8,006
Companies
55
Transactions
490
Medicare Patients
29
Medicare Billing
$5,085
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$126,880 (47.5%)
Other$68,510 (25.6%)
Travel$42,043 (15.7%)
Food & Beverage$24,847 (9.3%)
Education$5,042 (1.9%)
Gifts$17.25 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $126,880 | 32 | 47.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $45,510 | 16 | 17.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $42,043 | 28 | 15.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $24,847 | 397 | 9.3% |
| Honoraria | $22,500 | 12 | 8.4% |
| Education | $5,042 | 3 | 1.9% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $500.00 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Gift | $17.25 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medela AG | $109,919 | 13 | $0 (2022) |
| MEDLINE INDUSTRIES LP | $33,656 | 46 | $0 (2023) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $30,373 | 63 | $0 (2024) |
| AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $28,581 | 62 | $0 (2023) |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | $21,753 | 68 | $0 (2024) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $18,985 | 27 | $0 (2022) |
| Medaxis LLC | $4,500 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Urgo Medical North America, LLC | $3,683 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| MEDELA LLC | $3,093 | 37 | $0 (2024) |
| Crawford Healthcare Inc | $2,019 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,006 | 39 | Urgo Medical North America, LLC ($3,660) |
| 2023 | $13,846 | 48 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($12,873) |
| 2022 | $14,161 | 57 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($5,291) |
| 2021 | $21,710 | 53 | AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($10,829) |
| 2020 | $26,767 | 60 | AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($13,537) |
| 2019 | $76,549 | 96 | Medela AG ($47,747) |
| 2018 | $52,911 | 78 | Medline Industries, Inc. ($25,706) |
| 2017 | $53,388 | 59 | Medela AG ($39,011) |
All Payment Transactions
490 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 20
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $227.09 | General |
| 12/18/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.07 | General |
| 12/18/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $77.14 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Xeomin (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.74 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Urgo Medical North America, LLC | VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,150.00 | General |
| Category: WOUND CLEANSER | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Avita Medical Americas, Llc | Recell (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.62 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $138.75 | General |
| 10/16/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $160.33 | General |
| 10/16/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.97 | General |
| 10/16/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.54 | General |
| 10/04/2024 | Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.76 | General |
| 09/13/2024 | Avita Medical Americas, Llc | Recell (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.50 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | PolyNovo North America LLC | NOVOSORB BTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.26 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC DERMAL SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Vioptix Inc | T. Ox Tissue Oximeter | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.05 | General |
| 08/20/2024 | PolyNovo North America LLC | NOVOSORB BTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.71 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC DERMAL SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | Urgo Medical North America, LLC | VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| Category: WOUND CLEANSER | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | Avita Medical Americas, Llc | Recell (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $103.79 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | Urgo Medical North America, LLC | VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.13 | General |
| Category: WOUND CLEANSER | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.18 | General |
| 07/10/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.97 | General |
| 06/29/2024 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $91.67 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | Avita Medical Americas, Llc | Recell (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.86 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $163.63 | General |
| 05/29/2024 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.01 | General |
| 05/25/2024 | Avita Medical Americas, Llc | Recell (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $100.60 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 29 | 35 | $19,016 | $5,085 |
Total Patients
29
Total Services
35
Medicare Billing
$5,085
Procedure Codes
2
All Medicare Procedures & Services
2 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes | Office | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $11,558 | $2,623 | 22.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 19 | $7,458 | $2,463 | 33.0% |
About Dr. Charles Lee, MD
Dr. Charles Lee, MD is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery healthcare provider based in San Francisco, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/09/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1487635298.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Charles Lee, MD has received a total of $267,338 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,006 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 490 transactions from 55 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($126,880).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lee has provided services to 29 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 35 services with total Medicare billing of $5,085. Data is available for 1 year (2020–2020), covering 2 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Location San Francisco, CA
- Active Since 11/09/2005
- Last Updated 08/24/2021
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0122X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1487635298
Products in Payments
- DSUVIA (Drug) $28,594
- No Related Product (Device) $18,105
- BILAYER WOUND MATRIX BWM (Device) $8,912
- DEBRITOM+ (Device) $4,500
- INTEGRA MESHED BILAYER WOUND MATRIX (Device) $4,279
- Invia Motion Endure (Device) $3,854
- Dermatology and Wound Care (Medical Supply) $3,700
- VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP (Device) $3,683
- Integra (Device) $3,175
- Integra Wound Matrix (IWM) (Device) $2,798
- IDRT (Device) $2,672
- Bilayer Wound Matrix (BWM) (Device) $2,618
- SURGIMEND (Device) $2,466
- KerraContact AG (Device) $2,019
- ADVANCED WOUND CARE (Device) $2,000
- T. Ox Oximeter (Device) $1,574
- OviTex 2S (Device) $1,000
- AMNIOEXCEL (Device) $953.85
- CORTIVA ALLOGRAFT DERMIS (Device) $696.39
- Hyalomatrix Wound Device (Device) $607.09
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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