DR. MICHAEL D LEE MD
NPI 1215096656
Anesthesiology in Asheville, NC


Quality Rating: 70.39 out of 100 score

NPI Status: Active since December 08, 2006

Contact Information

82 PATTON AVE
ASHEVILLE, NC
ZIP 28801
Phone: (828) 398-5244

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Years of Experience 31
  • Anesthesiology
  • Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
  • PECOS Enrolled

About MICHAEL LEE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Michael Lee, an anesthesiologist established in Asheville, North Carolina with a medical specialization in Anesthesiology and more than 31 years of experience. He graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1995. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1215096656 assigned on December 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207L00000X with license number 34562 (SC). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 9 years ago.

NPI
1215096656
Provider Name
DR. MICHAEL D LEE MD
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
82 PATTON AVE ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
Location Phone
(828) 398-5244
Mailing Address
1700 SKYLYN DR SPARTANBURG, SC 29307
Mailing Phone
(828) 398-5244
Medical School Name
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year
1995
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
12-08-2006
Last Update Date
07-06-2016
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An anesthesiologist like Michael Lee manages the care of surgical patients and pain relief through drug administration that reduces or eliminates pain during an operation, medical procedure or during labor and delivery of babies. During surgical procedures anesthesiologists are responsible for adjusting the amount of anesthetic, monitoring the patient's heart rate, body temperature, blood pressure and breathing.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

Anesthesiology

Taxonomy Code
207L00000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
34562
License State
SC
Taxonomy Description
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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Additional Identifiers

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Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
AA9616D237MEDICARE PIN (08)SC 

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Michael Lee is registered with Medicare and accepts claims assignment, this means the provider accepts the approved amount for the cost of rendered services as full payment. Participating providers may not charge beneficiaries more than the approved amount for their services. Please keep in mind that beneficiaries still have to pay a coinsurance or copayment amount for a visit or service.

Michael Lee is enrolled in PECOS and is eligible to order or refer health care services for Medicare patients. The provider is eligible to order or refer: Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), a Home Health Agency (HHA) and Power Mobility Devices.

What is PECOS?
PECOS is the online Medicare enrollment management system or Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. The PECOS system is a database of providers who have registered with CMS as providers or suppliers. PECOS is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. Providers that want to participate in this program need to enroll in PECOS with their NPI number to avoid denied claims.

  • Is the provider registered in PECOS? Yes

  • PECOS PAC ID: 8921036633

    What is the PECOS Associate Control ID?
    A PAC ID is a unique 10-digit number assigned to an individual or organization healthcare provider in PECOS. The PAC ID is used to link together all the provider information, like tax identification numbers and organizational names. A PAC ID can be connected to multiple Enrollment IDs if an individual or organization has enrolled in PECOS more than once.

  • PECOS Enrollment ID: I20050802001313

    What is the Provider Enrollment ID?
    The Enrollment ID is a unique alphanumeric 15-digit code assigned to each new provider's PECOS enrollment application. The Enrollment ID is used to link together all the provider enrollment information like enrollment type, state, provider specialty, and reassignment of benefits.

  • Accepts Medicare Assignment? Yes

    What does it mean "accepts medicare assignment"?
    When a provider accepts Medicare assignment, the provider agrees to be paid directly by Medicare and to accept the payment amount approved by Medicare. Additionally, the provider agrees to not bill patients for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance amounts.
    A provider who doesn't accept assignment may charge you up to 15% over the Medicare-approved amount. This is known as the limiting charge. You may have to pay this amount, or it may be covered by another insurer.

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging: Yes

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Durable Medical Equipment (DMEPOS): Yes

  • Eligible to Order or Refer a Home Health Agency (HHA): Yes

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Power Mobility Devices: Yes

Areas of Expertise

The following services and procedures, recently provided to Medicare patients, illustrate the range of care this provider offers. This list reflects the variety of services available to all patients visiting the practice and is based on 2022 Medicare dataset. In general, the more frequently a provider treats specific conditions or performs particular procedures, the more experienced they become in addressing similar patient needs. The provider has delivered many of the services listed below to Medicare patients. Please note that this list does not include services provided to patients who are not covered by Medicare.

Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope

This procedure involves the use of an endoscope, a flexible tube with a light and camera, to examine your esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel. Anesthesia ensures you are comfortable and pain-free during the procedure.

This service was performed 33 times for 30 patients

Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope

Anesthesia for an endoscopic procedure on the large bowel ensures comfort and relaxation during the procedure. You'll be given medication to make you drowsy or asleep, eliminating any discomfort. The medication can be administered through a vein or inhaled.

This service was performed 23 times for 22 patients

Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen

Anesthesia for a lower abdomen procedure involves medication to eliminate pain during surgery. You might be awake but relaxed and pain-free, or you may be completely unconscious. It's administered to ensure comfort and safety throughout the operation.

This service was performed 11 times for 11 patients

Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones

Anesthesia for procedures on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones involves administering medication to block pain and sensation in these areas. This allows doctors to perform necessary treatments or surgeries without causing discomfort. The type of anesthesia used can vary based on the specific procedure.

This service was performed 25 times for 24 patients

Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen

Anesthesia for an upper abdomen procedure involves using medications to help you feel no pain during the operation. It can be general, where you're unconscious, or regional, where just the abdomen area is numbed. It ensures comfort and stillness, aiding a successful procedure.

This service was performed 17 times for 17 patients

Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand

Anesthesia for procedures on the forearm, wrist, and hand involves administering medication to block sensation in these areas. This helps ensure comfort and painlessness during surgeries or treatments involving nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue in these regions.

This service was performed 19 times for 17 patients

Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope

Anesthesia for an endoscopic procedure on the small and large bowel ensures comfort and relaxation during the procedure. It involves administering medicine to help you sleep or feel drowsy. This allows the doctor to examine your bowels without causing you discomfort or pain.

This service was performed 30 times for 30 patients

Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone

Anesthesia for a procedure on the upper 2/3rd of the thigh bone involves administering medication to numb the area or make you unconscious, ensuring you don't feel pain during the operation. It's a safe and routine part of surgical procedures.

This service was performed 11 times for 11 patients

Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle

This procedure involves injecting a numbing agent or steroid into your arm's nerve bundle. It's done to manage pain or inflammation. The injection helps block nerve signals that cause discomfort, providing relief. It's a safe, common procedure.

This service was performed 18 times for 18 patients

Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into lower back and leg nerve

This procedure involves injecting an anesthetic or steroid into the lower back and leg nerve to alleviate pain. The injection helps reduce inflammation and numb the area, providing relief from discomfort. This is a common treatment for conditions such as sciatica and herniated discs.

This service was performed 12 times for 11 patients

Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch

This procedure involves injecting an anesthetic agent or steroid into a specific nerve or its branch. The goal is to relieve pain by reducing inflammation and numbing the area. It is commonly used for chronic pain management. The process is safe and usually quick.

This service was performed 13 times for 13 patients

Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve

This procedure involves injecting a numbing agent and/or steroid into a nerve in your thigh. It's done to alleviate pain or inflammation. A needle will be carefully positioned near the nerve, and the medicine will be administered.

This service was performed 24 times for 24 patients

Injection of anesthetic agent by continuous infusion and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle

This procedure involves injecting a numbing agent, often combined with a steroid, into the nerve bundle in your arm. It's typically done via continuous infusion. The aim is to manage pain and reduce inflammation, enhancing your comfort and recovery.

This service was performed 12 times for 12 patients

Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement

Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement is a technique where sound waves create images that help accurately position the needle during procedures. This method ensures precision, minimizes discomfort, and increases safety.

This service was performed 65 times for 64 patients

Overall MIPS Quality Performance

The provider participated in CMS Quality Payment Program under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and has an overall final score of 70.39, based on four performance areas: quality, improvement activities, promoting interoperability, and cost. The purpose of this information is to help people with Medicare make informed decisions and incentivize doctors and clinicians to maximize performance.

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is a way providers could use to participate in CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP). The MIPS program affects clinician reimbursement for Part B covered professional services and also rewards them for improving the quality of patient care and outcomes.

  • Final Score: 70.39 out of 100

    The MIPS program evaluates providers across multiple categories with a specific weight for each category resulting a in a MIPS final score that ranges from 0 to 100 points. The MIPS Final Score determines whether providers receive a negative, neutral or positive MIPS payment adjustment.

  • Quality Score: 82.81

    The Quality category assesses providers performance on clinical practices and patient outcomes under the traditional MIPS program. The quality measures help identify the quality of healthcare processes, outcomes, and patient experiences. The Quality measure category compromises 40% providers final MPIS scores.

    There are six collection types for MIPS quality measures: Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs), MIPS Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs), Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) Measures, Medicare Part B claims measures, CMS Web Interface measures and The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) for MIPS Survey.

  • Promoting Interoperability Score: N/A

    The Interoperability category measures the providers ability to use technology to exchange and make use of healthcare information in a way that is less burdensome and improves outcomes. The Interoperability measure category compromises 25% providers final MPIS scores.

    The MIPS Interoperability measure focuses on the use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) to improve patient access health information, the exchange of information between clinicians and pharmacies and the systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of healthcare data.

  • Improvement Activities Score: 0

    The Improvement Activities performance category evaluates the providers participation in clinical activities that support the improvement of clinical practice, care delivery, and outcomes. Providers have the option to choose 2 to 4 activities from an inventory of over 100 improvement activities. Providers typically choose the activities that best fit their needs. The improvement activities measure category compromises 15% providers final MPIS scores.

    The Improvement measures aim to better patient engagement, patient safety and other areas of patient care. The Improvement Activities category compromises 15% of providers final MPIS scores.

  • Cost Score: N/A

    The Cost performance category asses the amount and types of services provided and how clinicians coordinate care and seek improvement of health outcomes by ensuring patients receive the appropriate services.

    Although providers don't determine the price of healthcare services they are important in delivering high-quality care at a reasonable cost. The Cost measures category compromises 20% of providers final MPIS scores.

  • Cost Score: N/A

    The Cost performance category asses the amount and types of services provided and how clinicians coordinate care and seek improvement of health outcomes by ensuring patients receive the appropriate services.

    Although providers don't determine the price of healthcare services they are important in delivering high-quality care at a reasonable cost. The Cost measures category compromises 20% of providers final MPIS scores.

Find Provider Hospital Affiliations - Privileges

Doctors and physicians must apply for hospital privileges to treat patients at hospitals. Find out if your doctor has privileges to practice at your preferred hospital by using the hospital affiliation information below based on recent medical claims.

Hospital affiliation is identified through self-reporting data, inpatient, outpatient, physician and ancillary service claims linked by the medical claims NPI number and place of service code. Additionally, to further determine provider hospital affiliation the clinician must have provided services to at least three patients on three different dates in the last 12 months. Michael Lee is affiliated with the following medical facilities:

Hospital Name Address Phone Hospital Type Overall Rating
BLUE RIDGE HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS, INC2201 S STERLING ST
MORGANTON, NC 28655
(828) 580-5000Acute Care Hospitals

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NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation


The following table explains the step by step NPI number validation process using the ISO standard Luhn algorithm.

Start with the original NPI number, the last digit is the check digit and is not used in the calculation.
1215096656
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
22250912610
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 2 + 2 + 5 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 54
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit.
60 - 54 = 66

The NPI number 1215096656 is valid because the calculated check digit 6 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 12 providers are registered at the same or nearby location.

NPI Name / Type Taxonomy Address
1720371115 DAVID VONKOHORN MFT, CSAT
Individual
Marriage & Family Therapist82 PATTON AVE
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
(828) 398-5028
1770839201MEDSTREAM OF VIRGINIA, LLC
Organization
Anesthesiology82 PATTON AVE SUITE 510
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
(828) 210-9386
1346221405 MARTHA W CARTER MD
Individual
Anesthesiology82 PATTON AVE SUITE 510
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
(828) 398-5215
1417223272 KYLEE BEVIN BAQUERO CRNA
Individual
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered82 PATTON AVE SUITE 510
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
(828) 210-9386
1144690967 STEPHEN EDINGTON CRNA
Individual
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered82 PATTON AVE SUITE 510
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
(828) 398-5244
1386000511 LINDSAY MARIE CHAMBERS CRNA
Individual
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered82 PATTON AVE
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
(828) 398-5244
1902262843 BRETT HOWARD
Individual
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered82 PATTON AVE
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
(828) 398-5244
1720443963 EMILY KATE BURTON CRNA
Individual
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered82 PATTON AVE SUITE 510
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
(828) 398-5244
1972501203DR. PETER C CHILIAN MD
Individual
Anesthesiology82 PATTON AVE SUITE 510
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
(828) 398-5222
1225096902 FRANKLIN V COBOS II MD
Individual
Anesthesiology82 PATTON AVE SUITE 510
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
(828) 398-5222
1386789642 RICHARD D. DEINDOERFER CRNA
Individual
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered82 PATTON AVE SUITE 510
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
(828) 398-5222
1346243201DR. FRANK MORRISON SUTTON JR. MD
Individual
Anesthesiology82 PATTON AVE SUITE 510
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
(828) 398-5244

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1215096656, enumerated in the NPI registry as an "individual" on December 08, 2006

The provider is located at 82 Patton Ave Asheville, Nc 28801 and the phone number is (828) 398-5244

The provider's speciality is Anesthesiology with taxonomy code 207L00000X

The provider has more than 31 years of experience. He graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1995.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to make sure your health plan is currently accepted.

Yes, as of June 20, 2025 the provider is registered in PECOS and is eligible to order health care services or supplies for Medicare patients. If you are a beneficiary the provider is eligible to order or refer: Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), a Home Health Agency (HHA) and Power Mobility Devices.

The provider has an overall high rating in the following quality measures: quality clinical practices and patient outcomes and experiences.

The most common procedures or services performed by this practitioner are: Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope, Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope, Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen, Anesthesia for other procedure on lower leg, ankle, and foot bones, Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen, Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand, Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope, Anesthesia for procedure on upper 2/3rd of thigh bone, Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle, Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into lower back and leg nerve, Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch, Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into thigh nerve, Injection of anesthetic agent by continuous infusion and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle and Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement.

The practitioner is affiliated to the following hospital(s): BLUE RIDGE HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS, INC. Hospital affiliations are identified through self-reporting data and service claims based on the place of service.

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