Dr. Ashton Lee, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Lee
Dr. Ashton Lee is a vascular surgery physician in San Antonio, TX, with 8 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lee performed 420 Medicare services across 337 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lee received a total of $24,098 from 35 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 112 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in vascular surgery physician. Payments are distributed across multiple categories and often reflect legitimate professional engagement with the medical industry. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 84 | $61 | $226 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 57 | $96 | $364 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 42 | $123 | $474 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 37 | $100 | $372 |
| Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | 34 | $161 | $764 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 32 | $133 | $496 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | 22 | $14 | $305 |
| Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 21 | $185 | $760 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 21 | $55 | $249 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 21 | $142 | $574 |
| Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | 21 | $97 | $449 |
| Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on side of body for hemodialysis access | 16 | $85 | $452 |
| Removal of tunneled central venous tube | 12 | $95 | $401 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type.
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, with mixed engagement industry engagement in the top 17% of TX peers.
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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