Active NPI 1992802334 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Thu Ha Liz Lee , MD

Surgery • Houston, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Thu Ha Lee, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Houston, TX. With approximately 25 years of clinical experience since graduating from Baylor College Of Medicine in 2001, Dr. Lee delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 915 GESSNER RD STE 670.

Dr. Lee is affiliated with Southwest Surgical Associates Llp and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, ultrasonic guidance during surgery, biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

915 Gessner Rd Ste 670

Houston, TX 770242554

Telephone 7137721200

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Southwest Surgical Associates Llp Facility NPI 1477624757

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Baylor College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2001

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Houston, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

25 Yrs +4.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 20.3 Yrs

State Avg: 25.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

376 Specialists

Practicing in Houston, TX (2342 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

12.5% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

68.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Lee (25 Years) 25 Yrs

Houston Specialty Average (20.3 Years) 20.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	67	65	$150.00	$86.14
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	52	$225.00	$122.32
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	35	34	$400.00	$47.48
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	28	28	$1242.86	$233.84
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	28	28	$414.29	$144.88
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	27	27	$350.00	$159.49
19301 Partial removal of breast	22	21	$2100.00	$689.04
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	18	17	$300.00	$171.64
19303 Total removal of breast	18	18	$4000.00	$1175.25
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	11	11	$400.00	$209.96

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	79	71	$225.00	$124.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	70	67	$150.00	$90.57
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	49	49	$350.00	$164.90
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	34	34	$400.00	$60.98
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	28	28	$1285.71	$229.70
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	27	27	$429.63	$141.72
19301 Partial removal of breast	25	22	$2100.00	$661.55
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	19	16	$300.00	$171.12
19303 Total removal of breast	13	13	$4153.85	$1183.00
19125 Removal of breast growth, open procedure	13	13	$1730.77	$497.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	125	118	$225.00	$128.42
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	44	29	$300.00	$177.51
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	43	43	$150.00	$91.48
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	38	38	$350.00	$171.03
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	36	36	$400.00	$102.23
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$275.00	$115.56
19301 Partial removal of breast	28	27	$1668.75	$661.16
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	22	22	$436.36	$147.96
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	22	22	$1309.09	$239.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	148	136	$225.00	$131.60
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	55	34	$300.00	$175.17
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	43	43	$400.00	$65.69
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	35	35	$1302.86	$240.83
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	33	33	$436.36	$145.71
19301 Partial removal of breast	31	29	$1525.00	$649.28
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$275.00	$115.89
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	28	28	$350.00	$174.70
19303 Total removal of breast	19	19	$3157.89	$1142.24
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	15	15	$400.00	$212.70

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	139	127	$225.00	$108.36
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	44	$275.00	$108.86
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	32	25	$150.00	$64.90
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$350.00	$164.57
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	22	22	$400.00	$81.27
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	20	16	$300.00	$141.99
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	20	20	$420.00	$149.72
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	18	18	$1200.00	$230.71
19301 Partial removal of breast	18	16	$1525.00	$655.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	151	119	$225.00	$108.94
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	49	$275.00	$109.82
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	39	39	$350.00	$163.02
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	35	35	$445.71	$146.85
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	34	34	$1341.18	$234.57
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	28	24	$150.00	$75.43
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	28	28	$400.00	$85.02
19303 Total removal of breast	26	26	$3230.77	$1160.34
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	20	18	$286.25	$147.61
19301 Partial removal of breast	17	16	$1614.71	$693.58
19499 Breast procedure	13	13	$1588.68	$58.14
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	12	12	$3200.00	$314.03
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	11	11	$300.00	$50.29

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	131	109	$225.00	$104.31
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	45	45	$350.00	$158.11
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	40	40	$1230.00	$225.18
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	40	34	$150.00	$70.03
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	37	$273.65	$105.73
19301 Partial removal of breast	27	25	$1581.48	$543.94
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	20	12	$275.00	$86.83
19303 Total removal of breast	15	15	$3040.00	$1076.86
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	13	13	$275.00	$142.29

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	106	87	$225.00	$103.09
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	65	53	$150.00	$70.31
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	60	60	$275.00	$103.89
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$350.00	$157.44
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	38	30	$282.24	$86.48
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	30	28	$400.00	$61.17
19301 Partial removal of breast	22	20	$1663.64	$437.81
38740 Removal of underarm lymph nodes	21	21	$1942.86	$572.29
38792 Injection of radioactive material for x-ray identification of lymph node	17	17	$235.29	$21.19
19125 Removal of breast growth, open procedure	12	12	$1408.33	$464.27

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2024-01-18

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License TX M4279

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

218749401 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Cigna

3661003 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbs Of Tx

8CQ449 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Medicare Rr

P00954958 (TX)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Aetna

9535169 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Southwest Surgical Associates Llp

23920 Katy Fwy, Katy, TX 774940881

Phone: 7137721200

Secondary Practice Locations

23920 Katy Fwy Ste 410

Katy, TX 774941341

Phone: 7137721200

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Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

13 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location January 18, 2024

Registered at 915 GESSNER RD STE 670, HOUSTON, TX 770242554 (Tel: 7137721200)

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Updated Practice Location September 14, 2018

Registered at 920 FROSTWOOD DR STE 620, HOUSTON, TX 770242414 (Tel: 7137721200)

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NPI Profile Active September 15, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 15, 2017

Registered at 23920 KATY FWY STE 410, KATY, TX 774941341 (Tel: 7137721200)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 15, 2017

Registered at 13811 MURPHY RD, STAFFORD, TX 774774903 (Tel: (713) 772-1200)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 15, 2017

Recorded as THU HA LEE, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 15, 2017

Surgery (License #M4279 in TX)

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NPI Profile Active November 08, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location November 08, 2016

Registered at 23920 KATY FWY, SUITE 560A, KATY, TX 774941341 (Tel: 7137721200)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 08, 2016

Registered at 13811 MURPHY RD, STAFFORD, TX 774774903 (Tel: 7137721200)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 08, 2016

Recorded as THU HA LEE, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 08, 2016

Surgery (License #M4279 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 20, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1992802334

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: September 20, 2006

Last Update: January 18, 2024

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

13811 Murphy Rd

Stafford, TX 774774903

Phone: 7137721200

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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