Michael H Lee, MD
Pulmonary Disease · San Francisco
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 3
Offices
3 locations · University of California Sfgh Medical Group · Chinese Hospital Association · Permanente Medical Group Inc
Hospitals listed: Chinese Hospital · Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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California Medical Board record
Licence A168234 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2020 · expires 2028-03-31 · New York University School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
State licence records
1 licence
- Colorado DR.58755Physician · since 2017 · expires 2023-04-30Specialty on the licence: Internal MedicineExpiredNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the stateWhat they told the state about themselves
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Hospitals they work in
2 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Chinese HospitalSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 64% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsNo measure marked better or worse than the national rate
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma CtrSan Francisco, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of San Francisco Health Network, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 72% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.449, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.37, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.538, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Chinese Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Safety: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.02 (0 to 2.09) · 104 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.12 (0.64 to 1.61) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.3 · 28 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.6 · 71 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 15.1 · 66 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.7 · 81 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 569 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.44) · 766 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.26 (0.05 to 0.48) · 749 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.34 (0.76 to 5.93) · 96 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.13 (0.4 to 3.85) · 50 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.3 (0.57 to 4.02) · 93 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.72 (0 to 18.54) · 48 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.04 (0.78 to 9.3) · 48 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 2.07 (0.55 to 3.59) · 58 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.12 (0 to 2.33) · 543 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.392 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.7 · 111 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 33 · 78 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 16.3 · 64 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19 · 148 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.1 · 55 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13 (9.7 to 17.1) · 478 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.5) · 39 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (160 patients answered, 21% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 3 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 74% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 77% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 68% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 85% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 73% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 63% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 79% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 71% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 55% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 64% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 57% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 93% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Safety: 1 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 7 the same, 2 worse of 9 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.449 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.37 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.538 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.9 (0 to 1.91) · 667 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.12 (0.76 to 1.49) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 195.34 (147.34 to 243.34) · 76 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 7.2 · 114 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.2 · 48 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 7.5 · 201 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 14.5 · 214 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 261 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3.5 · 1,351 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.29 (0.07 to 0.5) · 4,709 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.39 (0.19 to 0.59) · 4,644 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.34 (2.11 to 6.56) · 795 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.59 (0 to 3.28) · 234 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.85 (1.33 to 4.38) · 861 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.95 (0.25 to 17.64) · 261 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 6 (2.01 to 9.98) · 242 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0.17 to 3.14) · 167 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.79 (0.08 to 1.49) · 4,129 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.4 · 35 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.709 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.769 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.7 · 41 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.1 · 227 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 28.6 · 257 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 75.1 · 239 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.2 · 232 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 6.8 (4.7 to 9.6) · 175 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.3 (8.3 to 15.1) · 175 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 37 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.2 · 132 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 13.6 (10.4 to 17.9) · 966 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) · 88 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,644 patients answered, 16% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 69% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 73% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 84% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 83% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 75% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 67% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 68% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 70% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 80% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 55% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 72% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 44% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 84% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$18,582
Medicare paid this office $18,582 for 102 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 28 | $11,956 | $184 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 12 | $1,618 | $116 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 42 | $287 | $7 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 30 | $272 | $9 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 35 | $215 | $6 |
See all 6 services
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 28 | $11,956 | $184 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes | 12 | $1,618 | $116 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 42 | $287 | $7 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 30 | $272 | $9 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 35 | $215 | $6 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 14 | $98 | $7 |
Who their Medicare patients are
102 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 69 · Under 65 21% · Women 39% · Also on Medicaid 88% · Health risk score 2.79. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical pulmonary disease clinician is at 2.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 54% · COPD 51% · Coronary heart disease 35% · Chronic kidney disease 34% · Heart failure 30% · Depression 29% · Cancer 25% · Atrial fibrillation 25% · Stroke 20% · Dementia 17%.
The office billed $104,036, Medicare allowed $23,770 and paid $18,582; for 245 services of 19 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
| 2024 | 102 | 245 | 69 | 2.79 | $104,036 | $18,582 |
| 2023 | 69 | 166 | 72 | 2.14 | $35,232 | $6,559 |
| 2021 | 13 | 30 | 69 | 2.25 | $25,454 | $4,706 |
| 2020 | 15 | 27 | 72 | 2.87 | $13,977 | $4,013 |
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: 4 services
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 42 | $310 | $7 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 28 | $269 | $10 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 35 | $258 | $7 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 11 | $74 | $7 |
2021: 1 service
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 12 | $4,167 | $181 |
2020: 1 service
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 12 | $3,421 | $171 |
Medicaid work
$838 in 2024
Medicaid paid $838 for 149 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 31 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.
| Diffusing capacity | 58 | $294 |
| Plethysmography for determination of lung volumes and, when performed, airway resistance | 36 | $252 |
| Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation | 41 | $215 |
| EVALUATION OF WHEEZING | 14 | $78 |
| 2024 | 149 | 4 | 31 | $838 |
Money from drug and device companies
$122 in 2024
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | None | $122 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | None | $133 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | None | $31 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Winrevair | $122 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Merck Sharp & Dohme | Meals · 2024-07-25 | Winrevair | $122 |
See earlier years (2023, 2022)
2023: $133
| Abbvie | Natrelle Saline-Filled Breast Implants | $133 | 1 payment
|
2022: $31
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | None | $31 | 1 payment
|
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 91.9 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1841637162
- Licence
- CA A168234, CO 57855, CO DR.0058755, IN 01084425A, NY 277698California A168234: Current · expires 2028-03-31Colorado DR.58755: Expired
- Trained
- New York University School of Medicine, 2013
- Group
- University of California Sfgh Medical Group · Chinese Hospital Association · Permanente Medical Group Inc
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207RP1001X (207RP1001X); Internal medicine (207R00000X); Federal specialty code 207RC0200X (207RC0200X)
- Mailing address
- Po Box 743749, Los Angeles, CA, 90074
- NPI first listed
- 2013-05-28
- NPI last updated
- 2026-04-06
- NPI record certified
- 2026-04-06
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 13001 E 17th Pl, Aurora, CO, 80045 · 5200 Dtc Pkwy Ste 400, Greenwood Village, CO, 80111
This office lists an electronic records connection.