Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | $166,036 | 5 | 51.1% |
| Consulting Fee | $46,410 | 31 | 14.3% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $39,550 | 13 | 12.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $38,500 | 12 | 11.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $28,094 | 341 | 8.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,980 | 20 | 0.9% |
| Honoraria | $1,500 | 1 | 0.5% |
| Entertainment | $1,500 | 1 | 0.5% |
| Education | $500.00 | 1 | 0.2% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Incorporated | $244,711 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| Endologix LLC | $28,735 | 48 | $0 (2023) |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $22,100 | 92 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $15,952 | 69 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $4,715 | 75 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Research Incorporated | $2,450 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $1,478 | 13 | $0 (2022) |
| Centerline Biomedical Inc. | $889.88 | 15 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $700.40 | 8 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $461.38 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,198 | 40 | Cook Incorporated ($2,790) |
| 2023 | $10,008 | 40 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($8,723) |
| 2022 | $3,521 | 37 | Bolton Medical Inc ($1,418) |
| 2021 | $13,105 | 56 | Bolton Medical Inc ($9,989) |
| 2020 | $17,093 | 56 | Cook Incorporated ($6,500) |
| 2019 | $27,177 | 65 | Cook Incorporated ($18,175) |
| 2018 | $148,718 | 78 | Cook Incorporated ($128,422) |
| 2017 | $99,249 | 53 | Cook Incorporated ($88,824) |
All Payment Transactions
425 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/14/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $194.45 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Cook Incorporated | LUNDERQUIST (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,550.00 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.41 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ESPRIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $175.75 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZENITH ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.57 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZENITH ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $39.11 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $176.59 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Terumo Medical Corporation | AZUR CX DETACHABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.87 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR EMBOLIZATION | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZENITH SPIRAL-Z (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $167.77 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Dilon Technologies, Inc. | HEMOBLAST BELLOWS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.66 | General |
| Category: HEMOSTATIC AGENT | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.30 | General |
| 10/14/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.68 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.02 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Haemonetics Corporation | TEG6S HEMOSTASIS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.10 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.66 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device), GLIDESHEATH SLENDER | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.97 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Cook Incorporated | LUNDERQUIST (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,240.00 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZENITH SPIRAL-Z (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $117.82 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 06/22/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.33 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 06/17/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $159.18 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 06/16/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $237.10 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 06/10/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $66.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 06/09/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $30.96 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 05/24/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.60 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 372 | 431 | $201,104 | $38,828 |
| 2022 | 9 | 412 | 479 | $224,850 | $41,745 |
| 2021 | 11 | 510 | 577 | $269,000 | $54,904 |
| 2020 | 16 | 646 | 744 | $367,655 | $64,189 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
45 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 144 | 187 | $68,467 | $13,445 | 19.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 62 | 66 | $34,096 | $6,364 | 18.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $26,980 | $5,526 | 20.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 53 | 53 | $24,317 | $4,794 | 19.7% |
| 36558 | Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $15,182 | $2,661 | 17.5% |
| 34713 | Exposure of groin artery for delivery of graft | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $9,722 | $2,324 | 23.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $9,762 | $1,966 | 20.1% |
| 36200 | Insertion of tube into aorta | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 19 | $11,383 | $1,505 | 13.2% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $1,196 | $244.00 | 20.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 175 | 231 | $87,517 | $16,759 | 19.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 41 | 41 | $28,992 | $5,623 | 19.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 45 | 47 | $26,677 | $5,358 | 20.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 44 | 46 | $23,924 | $4,531 | 18.9% |
| 36558 | Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 18 | $20,225 | $3,714 | 18.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 38 | 38 | $18,052 | $3,020 | 16.7% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 27 | $8,022 | $1,615 | 20.1% |
| 75710 | Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $6,319 | $805.15 | 12.7% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 20 | $5,122 | $318.64 | 6.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 173 | 207 | $73,526 | $15,391 | 20.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 124 | 136 | $68,462 | $14,034 | 20.5% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 40 | 40 | $26,362 | $5,470 | 20.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 33 | 33 | $17,349 | $3,805 | 21.9% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 37 | 37 | $16,197 | $3,361 | 20.8% |
| 36558 | Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older, tunneled | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 15 | $15,610 | $3,317 | 21.2% |
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 16 | $15,557 | $2,927 | 18.8% |
About Dr. W Lee, M.D
Dr. W Lee, M.D is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Boca Raton, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/09/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1659312700.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. W Lee, M.D has received a total of $325,069 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $6,198 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 425 transactions from 30 companies. The most common payment nature is "" ($166,036).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lee has provided services to 1,940 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,231 services with total Medicare billing of $199,666. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 45 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Location Boca Raton, FL
- Active Since 06/09/2006
- Last Updated 05/27/2022
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1659312700
Products in Payments
- COOK MEDICAL AAA (Device) $126,680
- Cook Medical AAA (Device) $94,974
- Ovation (Device) $23,995
- Relay Grafts (Device) $10,330
- Relay Plus (Device) $8,678
- Cook Medical Zenith (Device) $6,944
- Cook Medical AFEN (Device) $6,643
- Cook Medical Advanced Tech (Device) $3,686
- Cook Medical Aortic Intervention (Device) $3,600
- GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $3,341
- LUNDERQUIST (Device) $2,790
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) $2,625
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) $2,334
- Product in Development (Device) $2,280
- GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft (Device) $1,584
- COOK MEDICAL ZENITH (Device) $1,451
- Grafts (Device) $1,418
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $1,372
- Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System (Device) $1,194
- COOK MEDICAL AORTIC INTERVENTION (Device) $1,125
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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.