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Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

2317 Memorial Parkway Suite 400
Huntsville, AL 35801

(256) 808-2000

Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD is an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease). He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD is affiliated with Crestwood Medical Center and LASER EYE CENTER PC.

Office Locations

Crestwood Medical Center

2317 Memorial Parkway Suite 400
Huntsville, AL 35801

(256) 808-2000

(256) 964-7228

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3501 Memorial Parkway Sw Suite 200
Huntsville, AL 35801

(256) 533-0315

(256) 536-0360

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

anterior chamber paracentesis

extracapsular cataract extraction with IOL implantation

nerve surgery

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

YAG laser capsulotomy

In 2023, Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD performed more anterior chamber paracentesis, extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with IOL implantation, nerve surgery, peripheral nerve decompression surgery, and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Top 10%

By Volume:

laser surgery

In 2023, Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD performed more laser surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2012 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	90
doctor visit	386
eye procedures	4154
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	201
laser treatment	90
transplant procedures	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2013 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
capsulotomy	72
doctor visit	750
eye procedures	3621
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	111
laser treatment	72
transplant procedures	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	49

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	627
Female	1010

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1403
Black	181
Hispanic	13
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	762
From 75 to 84	580
85 and over	166
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2014 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	68
capsulotomy	109
doctor visit	892
eye procedures	3899
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	176
laser treatment	109
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	728
Female	1140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1623
Black	185
Hispanic	0
Asian	35
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	901
From 75 to 84	648
85 and over	168
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2015 were eye procedures, lacrimal (tearing system) procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
capsulotomy	147
doctor visit	1500
eye procedures	3245
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	191
laser treatment	147
transplant procedures	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1488
Female	2322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3284
Black	412
Hispanic	0
Asian	46
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1846
From 75 to 84	1298
85 and over	382
Less than 65	284

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2016 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
capsulotomy	200
doctor visit	2251
eye procedures	2362
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	159
laser treatment	200
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	733
Female	1117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1586
Black	197
Hispanic	20
Asian	29
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	913
From 75 to 84	646
85 and over	151
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2017 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
capsulotomy	190
doctor visit	1636
eye procedures	2186
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	146
laser treatment	190
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	610
Female	864

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1267
Black	153
Hispanic	0
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	742
From 75 to 84	494
85 and over	114
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	46
capsulotomy	208
doctor visit	979
eye procedures	2617
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	110
laser treatment	208
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	558
Female	902

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1232
Black	160
Hispanic	11
Asian	33
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	723
From 75 to 84	535
85 and over	99
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2019 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
capsulotomy	269
doctor visit	260
eye procedures	3642
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	75
laser treatment	269
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	668
Female	1021

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1422
Black	195
Hispanic	16
Asian	35
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	821
From 75 to 84	587
85 and over	170
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
capsulotomy	192
doctor visit	177
eye procedures	3029
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	52
laser treatment	192

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	619
Female	838

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1232
Black	151
Hispanic	21
Asian	33
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	712
From 75 to 84	529
85 and over	143
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2021 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
capsulotomy	228
decompression surgery	112
doctor visit	1251
eye procedures	2081
laser treatment	228
nerve procedures	112

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	624
Female	853

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1264
Black	146
Hispanic	0
Asian	28
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	679
From 75 to 84	576
85 and over	145
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL during 2022 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
capsulotomy	263
decompression surgery	168
doctor visit	1745
eye procedures	1676
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	41
laser treatment	263
nerve procedures	168

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	662
Female	953

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1368
Black	161
Hispanic	0
Asian	29
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	728
From 75 to 84	656
85 and over	171
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	37
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Huntsville, AL were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and nerve procedures.

aspiration	44
capsulotomy	178
decompression surgery	140
doctor visit	1075
eye procedures	2955
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	126
laser treatment	178
nerve procedures	140
transplant procedures	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	665
Female	1001

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	176
Asian / Pacific Islander	29
Non-Hispanic White	1425
Hispanic	7
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	595
85 and over	155
Less than 65	113
65 to 74	802

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	9
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He completed residency at Jonas Friedenwald Ophthalmic Institute. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Residency: Jonas Friedenwald Ophthalmic Institute

Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Crestwood Medical Center

LASER EYE CENTER PC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$1,695 Optics $1,140	Healon Viscoelastics $465	Medical Optics $18	$72
ReVision Optics, Inc.	$516 Raindrop Near Vision Inlay $516
Alcon Vision LLC	$373 CLAREON $275	AcrySof IQ PanOptix $20	Centurion $19	AcrySof IQ VIVITY $18	AcrySof IQ VIVITY IOL $16	Other $25
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$337 Healon Viscoelastics $147	Tecnis Simplicity $47	Tecnis Multifocal family of 1-piece IOLs $30	Baerveldt Glaucoma Implants $18	$95
Allergan, Inc.	$281 DURYSTA $197	LUMIGAN $51	RESTASIS $28	RESTASIS MULTIDOSE $5
Other	$1,549 AmnioGraft $201	XIIDRA $161	COMBIGAN $129	PROLENSA $95	UPLIZNA $76	Other $887

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,213
Gift	$500
Education	$38

Biography

Dr. Danny Lee works as an ophthalmology (eye disease). He attended medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Crestwood Medical Center.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Danny Kim Lee, MD From 2012 - 2022

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