Total Payments
$41,470
2024 Payments
$3,000
Companies
11
Transactions
24
Medicare Patients
5,868
Medicare Billing
$1.0M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$31,250 (75.4%)
Other$6,000 (14.5%)
Travel$2,335 (5.6%)
Food & Beverage$1,885 (4.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $31,250 | 4 | 75.4% |
| Honoraria | $6,000 | 2 | 14.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,335 | 1 | 5.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,885 | 17 | 4.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon Inc. | $29,159 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Advanced Sterilization Products Services Inc. | $6,000 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Wilson Cook Medical Incorporated | $2,335 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Ambu A/S | $2,250 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $458.17 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| ERBE USA Inc | $439.19 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | $341.13 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Covidien LP | $241.79 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | $124.90 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| AbbVie, Inc. | $105.28 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,000 | 1 | Advanced Sterilization Products Services Inc. ($3,000) |
| 2023 | $3,206 | 3 | Advanced Sterilization Products Services Inc. ($3,000) |
| 2022 | $251.83 | 2 | Cook Medical LLC ($251.83) |
| 2021 | $2,589 | 3 | Ambu A/S ($2,250) |
| 2019 | $9,257 | 5 | Ethicon Inc. ($9,000) |
| 2018 | $22,719 | 6 | Ethicon Inc. ($20,159) |
| 2017 | $446.41 | 4 | Gilead Sciences Inc ($341.13) |
All Payment Transactions
24 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25/2024 | Advanced Sterilization Products Services Inc. | 100NX (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: TERMINAL STERILIZATION | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Advanced Sterilization Products Services Inc. | PENTAX (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: Terminal Sterilization | ||||||
| 05/09/2023 | Cook Medical LLC | ECHOTIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $154.97 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 05/09/2023 | Cook Medical LLC | ECHOTIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $51.37 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 05/25/2022 | Cook Medical LLC | HEMOSPRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $156.30 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 05/18/2022 | Cook Medical LLC | HEMOSPRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $95.53 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 09/23/2021 | Ambu A/S | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,250.00 | General |
| 09/15/2021 | ERBE USA Inc | ERBE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $196.54 | General |
| Category: ELECTROSURGERY | ||||||
| 06/28/2021 | ERBE USA Inc | ERBE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $142.37 | General |
| Category: ELECTROSURGERY | ||||||
| 12/12/2019 | Covidien LP | Beacon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $157.39 | General |
| Category: Endoscopic Ultrasound | ||||||
| 05/13/2019 | Covidien LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.40 | General |
| 01/30/2019 | Ethicon Inc. | EVOTECH (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: Sterilization | ||||||
| 01/17/2019 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | DIFICID (Drug), ZINPLAVA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.42 | General |
| Category: INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||
| 01/08/2019 | Ethicon Inc. | EVOTECH (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| Category: Sterilization | ||||||
| 11/21/2018 | Ethicon Inc. | EVOTECH (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.08 | General |
| Category: Sterilization | ||||||
| 11/16/2018 | Ethicon Inc. | EVOTECH (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.12 | General |
| Category: Sterilization | ||||||
| 05/31/2018 | Wilson Cook Medical Incorporated | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $2,335.00 | General |
| 05/31/2018 | ERBE USA Inc | ERBE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.28 | General |
| Category: ELECTROSURGICAL | ||||||
| 04/23/2018 | Ethicon Inc. | EVOTECH (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $20,000.00 | General |
| Category: Sterilization | ||||||
| 04/18/2018 | Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | STELARA (Biological), REMICADE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.90 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 08/24/2017 | Gilead Sciences Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.70 | General |
| 04/19/2017 | AbbVie, Inc. | Humira (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.28 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 03/22/2017 | Gilead Sciences Inc | Vemlidy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.18 | General |
| Category: HBV | ||||||
| 01/18/2017 | Gilead Sciences Inc | Epclusa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.25 | General |
| Category: HCV | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28 | 1,456 | 1,596 | $1.9M | $241,102 |
| 2022 | 27 | 1,437 | 1,614 | $2.0M | $241,190 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1,454 | 1,639 | $2.0M | $252,680 |
| 2020 | 27 | 1,521 | 1,796 | $2.0M | $265,520 |
Total Patients
5,868
Total Services
6,645
Medicare Billing
$1.0M
Procedure Codes
109
All Medicare Procedures & Services
109 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43259 | Ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 333 | 373 | $450,211 | $56,603 | 12.6% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 150 | 153 | $186,201 | $27,226 | 14.6% |
| 43242 | Ultrasound guided needle aspiration or biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 126 | 135 | $226,665 | $27,091 | 12.0% |
| 43274 | Insertion of stent into pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 59 | $123,310 | $20,086 | 16.3% |
| 43276 | Replacement of stent in pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 49 | $106,624 | $19,150 | 18.0% |
| 45390 | Removal of large bowel tissue using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 45 | $67,410 | $12,425 | 18.4% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 224 | 235 | $160,035 | $11,483 | 7.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 72 | 75 | $44,775 | $8,354 | 18.7% |
| 43277 | Balloon dilation of pancreatic or bile duct or sphincter using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 28 | $47,880 | $6,242 | 13.0% |
| 43275 | Removal of stent from pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $42,525 | $6,048 | 14.2% |
| 43254 | Removal of tissue lining of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $25,683 | $4,519 | 17.6% |
| 43264 | Removal of stone or debris from bile or pancreatic duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 54 | $109,944 | $4,353 | 4.0% |
| 43244 | Tying of dilated veins of stomach and/or esophagus using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 22 | $25,828 | $4,331 | 16.8% |
| 43249 | Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 40 | $27,840 | $3,913 | 14.1% |
| 45388 | Destruction of polyp or growth of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $31,648 | $3,446 | 10.9% |
| 43235 | Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $20,230 | $3,261 | 16.1% |
| 43251 | Removal of polyps or growths of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 32 | $28,352 | $3,210 | 11.3% |
| 43270 | Destruction of polyp or growth of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 17 | $17,663 | $3,057 | 17.3% |
| 43266 | Placement of stent in esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 21 | $20,706 | $2,912 | 14.1% |
| 43246 | Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $14,910 | $2,437 | 16.3% |
| 45378 | Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $14,552 | $2,394 | 16.4% |
| G0105 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $11,984 | $2,305 | 19.2% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $39,064 | $2,235 | 5.7% |
| 43247 | Removal of foreign bodies of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $12,784 | $1,388 | 10.9% |
| 43245 | Dilation of stomach outlet using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 15 | $11,880 | $1,354 | 11.4% |
About Dr. John Lee, MD
Dr. John Lee, MD is a Gastroenterology healthcare provider based in Orange, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/16/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1487734521.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Lee, MD has received a total of $41,470 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,000 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 24 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($31,250).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lee has provided services to 5,868 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,645 services with total Medicare billing of $1.0M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 109 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Gastroenterology
- Location Orange, CA
- Active Since 10/16/2006
- Last Updated 03/26/2014
- Taxonomy Code 207RG0100X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1487734521
Products in Payments
- EVOTECH (Device) $29,159
- 100NX (Device) $3,000
- PENTAX (Device) $3,000
- ERBE (Device) $439.19
- HEMOSPRAY (Device) $251.83
- ECHOTIP (Device) $206.34
- Beacon (Device) $157.39
- STELARA (Biological) $124.90
- Epclusa (Drug) $118.25
- Vemlidy (Drug) $109.18
- Humira (Biological) $105.28
- DIFICID (Drug) $15.42
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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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