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Medicare Enrolled

Dr. W Lee, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Physician · Boca Raton, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Speaking/Promotional
670 GLADES RD STE 100, Boca Raton, FL 33431
5619553500
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1659312700 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Lee from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Lee

Dr. W Lee is a vascular surgery physician in Boca Raton, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lee performed 431 Medicare services across 372 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lee received a total of $114,387 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 368 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular surgery physician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Lee is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 19 years in practice▲ 431 Medicare services$ $114,387 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
431
Medicare services
Bottom 38% in FL for vascular surgery physician
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
372
Unique beneficiaries
$90
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~23 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

ProcedureVolumeAvg. paidAvg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)187$72$366
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)66$96$517
New patient office visit (30-44 min)53$90$459
New patient office visit (45-59 min)40$138$674
Insertion of tube into aorta19$79$599
Exposure of groin artery for delivery of graft18$129$540
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity18$109$542
Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device16$15$75
Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)14$190$1,084
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
3.2% high complexity
0.0% medium
96.8% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$114,387
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $16,341/year across 7 years
Top 3% in FL for vascular surgery physician
31
Companies
368
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$62,846 (54.9%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$30,185 (26.4%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$21,356 (18.7%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$6,198
2023
$10,008
2022
$3,521
2021
$13,105
2020
$14,868
2019
$27,177
2018
$39,510

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Cook Incorporated
$46,679
Bolton Medical Inc
$21,209
Endologix, Inc.
$17,046
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$15,564
Cook Medical LLC
$4,569
Endologix, LLC
$1,967
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$1,478
Endologix LLC
$1,295
Centerline Biomedical Inc.
$661
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$494
Boston Scientific Corporation
$461
Penumbra, Inc.
$362
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$299
Terumo Medical Corporation
$295
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
$283
CENTERLINE BIOMEDICAL INC.
$228
Cook Research Incorporated
$225
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$164
Medtronic, Inc.
$145
Abbott Laboratories
$144
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$143
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$138
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$126
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$117
Dilon Technologies, Inc.
$107
Haemonetics Corporation
$61
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$41
Surmodics, Inc.
$25
Davol Inc.
$22
Ra Medical Systems, Inc.
$21
Sirtex Medical Inc
$19
Top 3 companies account for 74.3% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(4067) Tack Endo Sys BTK · AFX · ALTO · AZUR CX DETACHABLE · Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System · Artis pheno · Azur CX Detachable · C3 Delivery System · COOK · COOK MEDICAL AAA · COOK MEDICAL ACCESSORIES · COOK MEDICAL ADVANCED TECH · COOK MEDICAL AORTIC INTERVENTION · COOK MEDICAL CUSTOM MADE DEVICE · COOK MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTAL TECH · COOK MEDICAL THORACIC · COOK MEDICAL ZENITH · COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX · Cook Medical AAA · Cook Medical AFEN · Cook Medical Advanced Tech · Cook Medical Developmental Tech · Cook Medical Peripheral Intervention · Cook Medical Stents · Cook Medical Thoracic · Cook Medical Zenith · Cook Medical Zilver PTX · DABRA laser system · Dryseal Flex Sheath · ENDURANT IIS · ENROUTE .014 Guidewire · ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System · ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent · ESPRIT · EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis · EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control · EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis · GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION · GORE EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Stent Graft · GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis · GORE TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo · GORE-TEX Stretch Vascular Graft · Grafts · HEMOBLAST BELLOWS · HawkOne · IN.PACT Admiral · IOPS MOBILE CART · Indigo System · LAVA LES (Liquid Embolic System) · LUNDERQUIST · LUTONIX · NAGARE · Ovation · Penumbra System · Product in Development · Progel · RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM · Relay Grafts · Relay Plus · S.M.A.R.T. CONTROL Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent · Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter · TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis · TEG6S HEMOSTASIS SYSTEM · TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM · VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface · VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis · Valiant Captivia · Vascular Lithotripsy · XARELTO · ZENITH ALPHA · ZENITH FLEX · ZENITH SPIRAL-Z · ZILVER PTX · Zenith · Zenith Spiral-Z · iCAST
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

The majority of payments (55%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in vascular surgery physician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for vascular surgery physician in FL.

Equivalent to $26,540 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Vascular Surgery Physicians within 10 mi
29
Per 100K population
1.9
County median income
$81,115
Nearest hospital
BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL
1.9 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPESWeekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOSMonthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util.Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open PaymentsCY 2024
Disciplinary History— Not publicN/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Lee is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (speaking/promotional, top 3%), with 19 years of practice experience.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Lee experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Lee performed 187 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Lee receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Lee received a total of $114,387 from 31 companies across 368 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Lee's costs compare to other vascular surgery physicians in Boca Raton?
Dr. Lee's average Medicare payment per service is $90. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Lee) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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