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Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD

(65 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Drexel University College of Medicine

Professional interests include: lung cancer

101 The City Drive South Building 23
Orange, CA 92868

(267) 257-5416

Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD is a pulmonologist in Orange, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD is affiliated with UCI Health.

Office Locations

101 The City Drive South Building 23
Orange, CA 92868

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1640 Newport Boulevard Suite 100
Costa Mesa, CA 92627

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23961 Calle De La Magdalena
Laguna Hills, CA 92653

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In The News

“Meanwhile Dr Richard Lee, consultant physician in respiratory medicine at the Royal Marsden Hospital and team leader in the Early Diagnosis and Detection team at The Institute of Cancer Research,...”—"Cancer blood test accurately detects two-thirds of cases", Daily Mail Online, June 2023

“Dr. Richard Lee, a pulmonary critical care specialist at UCI Medical Center in Orange, said coronavirus patient levels at the hospital and its ICU have mirrored the downward trend countywide.”—"Orange County's coronavirus case rate dives after new year highs", The Orange County Register, January 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Orange, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	88
inpatient care	88

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Orange, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	44
hospital care	173
inpatient care	173
resuscitation	14
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	35

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	278
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	49
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	64
Dementia	30
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Orange, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, tracheal (windpipe) procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	25
hospital care	244
inpatient care	244
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	27

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	242
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	66
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	58
Dementia	29
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Orange, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	36
hospital care	76
inpatient care	76
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	33

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	412
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	102
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	65
Dementia	37
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Orange, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, tracheal (windpipe) procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	16
doctor visit	77
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	39
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	41
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	59
Dementia	26
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Orange, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	239
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	15
Hispanic	67
Asian	116
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	59
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	51
Dementia	20
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Orange, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pleural drainage and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	90
hospital care	109
inpatient care	109
pleural drainage	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	12
Hispanic	54
Asian	107
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	52
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	55
Dementia	30
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Orange, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	166
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	58
Asian	97
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	46
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	50
Dementia	26
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Orange, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	51
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	45
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	27
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	52
Dementia	23
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Orange, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	81
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	65
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	31
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	53
Dementia	32
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Orange, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	92
hospital care	34
inpatient care	34

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	82
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	36
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	33
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	58
Dementia	18
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Orange, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

aspiration	14
catheterization	30
doctor visit	113
hospital care	107
inpatient care	107
pleural drainage	14
resuscitation	14
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	97
Asian / Pacific Islander	50
Non-Hispanic White	101
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	26
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	92
85 and over	46
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	102

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	18
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	51
Atrial Fibrillation	27
Dementia	24
Cancer	17

Education & Training

Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine. He completed residency at George Washington University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine

Residency: George Washington University Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCI Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 65 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Orange, CA.

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Research Payments

Dr. Richard Anthony Lee, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $20,507.

Biography

Dr. Richard Lee is a medical specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Dr. Lee is especially interested in lung cancer. He is affiliated with UCI Health. Before performing his residency at George Washington University Medical Center, Dr. Lee attended Drexel University College of Medicine for medical school. Dr. Lee's average patient rating is 4.5 stars (out of 5). He has received professional recognition including the following: Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association.