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Kevin Kun Lee, MD

Diagnostic Radiology · San Jose

NPI 1538303540

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Clear
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Plans that list them
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Office
1

Offices

1 location · Permanente Medical Group Inc · 10,928 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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California Medical Board record

Licence A113960 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2010 · expires 2028-01-31 · University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine.

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No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San JoseSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 66% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.258, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.258BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.3 (0.22 to 2.37) · 181 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.89 (0.43 to 1.34)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.2 · 27 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11.6 · 271 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.8 · 2,952 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.04 to 0.5) · 894 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 908 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.19 (0.67 to 5.72) · 176 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.63 (0 to 3.34) · 61 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.23 (0.53 to 3.92) · 168 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.11 (0 to 17.58) · 68 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.85 (0.67 to 9.03) · 63 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.74 (0.22 to 3.26) · 51 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.43 (0 to 1.53) · 630 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4 · 48 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections1No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.843No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.88No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.611No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15 · 171 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.9 · 571 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits147.1 · 28 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21 · 639 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.6 · 48 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 157 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025

What patients said (1,294 patients answered, 21% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness1
Recommend hospital3
Share of patients giving the best answer at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose
Room was "always" clean71%
Nurses "always" communicated well70%
Doctors "always" communicated well79%
Staff "always" explained54%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information85%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge85%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)61%
Staff "always" explained new medications67%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand67%
Nurses "always" listened carefully66%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect78%
"Always" quiet at night37%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital66%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects41%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms85%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$6,353

Medicare paid this office $6,353 for 171 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Ct scan head or brain without contrast30$852$27
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast11$835$76
X-ray of chest, 1 view30$180$5
X-ray of chest, 2 views20$104$5

Who their Medicare patients are

171 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Under 65 25% · 85 and older 9% · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 50% · Health risk score 1.71. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical diagnostic radiology clinician is at 1.7.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 68% · Diabetes 41% · Chronic kidney disease 29% · Depression 26% · Atrial fibrillation 24% · Coronary heart disease 23% · Heart failure 22% · Dementia 19% · Stroke 19% · COPD 16% · Cancer 9%.

The office billed $50,434, Medicare allowed $10,160 and paid $6,353; for 289 services of 60 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
2024171289701.71$50,434$6,353
2023163271702.09$50,655$7,012
2022158257682.01$51,092$6,999
2021121220692.70$41,724$6,392
202073121692.80$24,055$4,015
2019134195672.80$33,310$5,527
2018107159692.44$41,412$5,646
2017132212702.04$30,789$5,407
2016130207712.48$33,971$4,907
2015102157732.47$41,021$2,791
20143849721.94$16,428$885

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast14$929$66
Ct scan head or brain without contrast24$859$33
Ct scan of chest with contrast12$486$41
X-ray of chest, 1 view53$387$7
X-ray of chest, 2 views14$95$7

2022: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Ct scan head or brain without contrast28$899$32
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast12$839$70
X-ray of chest, 1 view50$415$7
X-ray of chest, 2 views11$97$9

2021: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast12$828$69
Ct scan head or brain without contrast21$735$35
X-ray of chest, 1 view44$441$8

2020: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
X-ray of chest, 1 view28$220$7

2019: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast13$1,060$82
Ct scan head or brain without contrast18$608$34
X-ray of chest, 1 view31$257$7

2018: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Ct scan head or brain without contrast16$475$30
X-ray of chest, 1 view17$135$8

2017: 3 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Ct scan head or brain without contrast22$697$30
X-ray of chest, 1 view, front39$294$7
X-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side12$85$7

2016: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Ct scan head or brain without contrast12$464$33
X-ray of chest, 1 view, front48$316$6

Medicaid work

$35,278 in 2024

Medicaid paid $35,278 for 841 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 37 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material109$10,517
CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/CONTRAST MATERIAL46$7,943
Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed42$5,400
ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN103$4,706
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views278$3,417
Radiologic examination, chest; single view199$2,317
Ultrasound, pelvic (nonobstetric), real time with image documentation; complete14$378
Ultrasound by transvaginal approach12$356
X-RAY EXAM OF ANKLE38$245
Medicaid work by year
2024841937$35,278
20238021028$3,188
2022371632$3,453
2021215529$1,398
202068218$55
201933119$24
201836112$0
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/CONTRAST MATERIAL36$1,165
Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material68$812
CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL13$526
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views267$257
Radiologic examination, chest; single view234$245
ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN102$128
VASCULAR STUDY19$41
X-RAY EXAM OF ANKLE15$7
X-RAY EXAM OF FOOT24$7
Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed24$0

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/O CONTRAST MATERIAL25$1,517
Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material32$893
CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/CONTRAST MATERIAL34$623
Radiologic examination, chest; single view176$197
ECHO EXAM OF ABDOMEN17$131
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views87$92

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
CT ABDOMEN & PELVIS W/CONTRAST MATERIAL33$755
Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material26$476
Radiologic examination, chest; single view119$167
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views13$0
Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed24$0

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Radiologic examination, chest; single view49$45
Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views19$9

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
Radiologic examination, chest; single view33$24

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed36$0

Money from drug and device companies

$256 in 2025

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
PenumbraIndigo System$163
1 payment
  • Meals for Indigo System · 2025-03-29 · $163
StrykerBlueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation$93
2 payments
  • Meals for Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation · 2025-02-22 · $49
  • Meals for Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation · 2025-02-22 · $44
See all 3 published payments
Every published payment
PenumbraMeals · 2025-03-29Indigo System$163
StrykerMeals · 2025-02-22Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation$49
StrykerMeals · 2025-02-22Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation$44

Professional record

NPI
1538303540
Licence
CA 113960California A113960: Current · expires 2028-01-31
Trained
University of California, Geffen School of Medicine, 2009
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Diagnostic radiology (2085R0202X)
Mailing address
275 Hospital Pkwy, Radiology, Suite 100, San Jose, CA, 95119
NPI first listed
2009-04-22
NPI last updated
2021-12-15

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

This office lists an electronic records connection.