Dr. Matthew Lee, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Lee
Dr. Matthew Lee is an orthopedic surgery in Tallahassee, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lee performed 1,019 Medicare services across 915 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lee received a total of $87,443 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 143 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic surgery. 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.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 181 | $93 | $324 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 82 | $135 | $437 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 78 | $219 | $862 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | 67 | $37 | $145 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 59 | $29 | $104 |
| X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | 49 | $29 | $98 |
| Computer-assisted spinal procedure | 48 | $199 | $775 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 40 | $63 | $220 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 33 | $650 | $3,207 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 31 | $333 | $1,617 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 31 | $1,531 | $7,500 |
| Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 31 | $220 | $840 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | 29 | $620 | $4,245 |
| Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | 29 | $194 | $625 |
| Graft of donor bone to spine | 25 | $94 | $611 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | 25 | $1,448 | $5,600 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 23 | $122 | $498 |
| Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | 22 | $338 | $1,318 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 21 | $1,333 | $6,416 |
| Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | 19 | $604 | $6,003 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | 19 | $644 | $3,194 |
| X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | 19 | $24 | $105 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 18 | $693 | $4,131 |
| Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc | 16 | $276 | $1,455 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | 12 | $413 | $2,025 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 12 | $179 | $790 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
The majority of payments (91%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in orthopedic surgery and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/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 11%), 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 →
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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.
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