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Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Urology (Urinary Tract Disease)

University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

201 S Alvarado Street Suite 622
Los Angeles, CA 90057

(213) 413-2622

Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD is an urologist in Los Angeles, CA specializing in urology (urinary tract disease). He graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD is affiliated with PIH Health.

Office Locations

201 S Alvarado Street Suite 622
Los Angeles, CA 90057

(213) 413-2622

(213) 413-2922

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PIH Health

266 S. Harvard Boulevard #366
Los Angeles, CA 90004

(213) 413-2622

(213) 413-2922

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

cancer antigen tests

cystoscopy with urethral calibration

cystoscopy with urethral dilation

urinalysis

In 2023, Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD had a list price for cancer antigen tests, cystoscopy with urethral calibration, cystoscopy with urethral dilation, and urinalysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

cystoscopy with urethral dilation

urologic procedures

By Affordability:

antigen tests

cystoscopy

indwelling urethral catheter insertion

post void residual study

temporary urinary diversion

urethral catheterization

urinary catheterization

urinary diversion

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD performed more cystoscopy with urethral dilation, and urologic procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for antigen tests, cystoscopy, indwelling urethral catheter insertion, post void residual study, temporary urinary diversion, urethral catheterization, urinary catheterization, and urinary diversion that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

urinalysis

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD treated as an urologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2012 were lab tests, urologic procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	28
ablation	15
anorectal procedures	62
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	55
bladder distention	21
blood draw	210
catheterization	88
chemotherapy	55
diagnostic procedures	92
doctor visit	2241
foreign body removal	14
hormone therapy	76
hospital care	734
incontinence surgery	24
inpatient care	734
lab tests	2113
minimally invasive procedures	444
minor procedures	30
potassium test	14
stent placement (stenting)	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	28
urologic procedures	1896

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD treated as an urologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2013 were lab tests, urologic procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	34
ablation	14
anorectal procedures	51
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	42
bladder distention	43
blood draw	170
catheterization	136
chemotherapy	42
diagnostic procedures	74
doctor visit	2412
foreign body removal	15
hormone therapy	80
hospital care	762
incontinence surgery	20
inpatient care	762
lab tests	2137
minimally invasive procedures	388
minor procedures	23
potassium test	15
stent placement (stenting)	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	34
urologic procedures	1857

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	757
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	34
Hispanic	231
Asian	784
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	431
From 75 to 84	482
85 and over	192
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	63
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD treated as an urologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2014 were urologic procedures, lab tests, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	48
ablation	34
anorectal procedures	46
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	58
bladder distention	22
blood draw	219
catheterization	131
chemotherapy	58
cryotherapy	14
diagnostic procedures	69
doctor visit	2363
foreign body removal	17
hormone therapy	91
hospital care	873
incontinence surgery	14
inpatient care	873
lab tests	1881
laser treatment	14
minimally invasive procedures	434
minor procedures	23
potassium test	36
stent placement (stenting)	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	61
urologic procedures	1987

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	787
Female	368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	43
Hispanic	220
Asian	763
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	420
From 75 to 84	485
85 and over	198
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	63
Dementia	21
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD treated as an urologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2015 were urologic procedures, lab tests, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	53
ablation	33
anorectal procedures	55
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	52
blood draw	263
catheterization	110
chemotherapy	52
cryotherapy	12
diagnostic procedures	84
doctor visit	2535
foreign body removal	28
hormone therapy	87
hospital care	830
incontinence surgery	19
inpatient care	830
lab tests	1790
laser treatment	27
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	15
minimally invasive procedures	459
minor procedures	29
potassium test	36
stent placement (stenting)	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	53
urologic procedures	2098

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1518
Female	742

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	72
Hispanic	404
Asian	1498
Other	112
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	836
From 75 to 84	922
85 and over	386
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	62
Dementia	22
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD treated as an urologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2016 were urologic procedures, lab tests, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
ablation	38
anorectal procedures	41
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	52
blood draw	252
catheterization	36
chemotherapy	52
cryotherapy	18
diagnostic procedures	60
doctor visit	2393
foreign body removal	22
hormone therapy	82
hospital care	792
incontinence surgery	12
inpatient care	792
lab tests	1765
laser treatment	18
minimally invasive procedures	472
minor procedures	19
potassium test	23
stent placement (stenting)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	30
urologic procedures	2066

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	775
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	37
Hispanic	195
Asian	762
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	379
From 75 to 84	503
85 and over	205
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	63
Dementia	22
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD treated as an urologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2017 were urologic procedures, lab tests, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
ablation	29
anorectal procedures	32
blood draw	221
catheterization	55
cryotherapy	14
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	1935
foreign body removal	17
hormone therapy	81
hospital care	590
incontinence surgery	19
inpatient care	590
lab tests	1558
laser treatment	14
minimally invasive procedures	420
minor procedures	18
potassium test	38
stent placement (stenting)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
urologic procedures	1631

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	687
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	33
Hispanic	145
Asian	684
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	431
85 and over	195
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	63
Dementia	23
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD treated as an urologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2018 were lab tests, urologic procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	15
anorectal procedures	18
blood draw	185
catheterization	61
cryotherapy	15
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	1782
foreign body removal	15
hormone therapy	83
hospital care	396
inpatient care	396
lab tests	1425
laser treatment	15
minimally invasive procedures	329
minor procedures	13
potassium test	34
urologic procedures	1333

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	599
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	19
Hispanic	145
Asian	608
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	403
85 and over	172
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	63
Dementia	23
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD treated as an urologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2019 were lab tests, urologic procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	32
anorectal procedures	32
blood draw	218
catheterization	29
cryotherapy	20
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	1859
foreign body removal	12
hormone therapy	77
hospital care	481
inpatient care	481
lab tests	1695
laser treatment	20
minimally invasive procedures	406
minor procedures	11
stent placement (stenting)	14
urologic procedures	1445

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	599
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	131
Asian	651
Other	58
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	424
85 and over	184
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	68
Dementia	26
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD treated as an urologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2020 were urologic procedures, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	27
anorectal procedures	22
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	59
blood draw	193
catheterization	53
chemotherapy	59
cryotherapy	16
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	1698
hormone therapy	68
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
lab tests	1330
laser treatment	16
minimally invasive procedures	273
potassium test	73
urologic procedures	1378

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	452
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	20
Hispanic	84
Asian	517
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	332
85 and over	115
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	69
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD treated as an urologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2021 were urologic procedures, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	25
anorectal procedures	25
blood draw	201
catheterization	27
cryotherapy	14
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	1820
hormone therapy	46
hospital care	169
inpatient care	169
lab tests	1373
laser treatment	14
minimally invasive procedures	279
minor procedures	13
potassium test	40
urologic procedures	1380

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	508
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	12
Hispanic	76
Asian	593
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	384
85 and over	140
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	66
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD treated as an urologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2022 were urologic procedures, lab tests, minimally invasive procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	65
blood draw	170
catheterization	44
chemotherapy	65
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	1742
hormone therapy	59
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119
lab tests	719
minimally invasive procedures	199
minor procedures	12
potassium test	51
urologic procedures	1367

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	491
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	30
Black	12
Hispanic	74
Asian	598
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	359
85 and over	170
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	67
Dementia	16
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD treated as an urologist in Los Angeles, CA were urologic procedures, lab tests, inpatient care and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	32
ablation	26
anorectal procedures	38
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	54
bladder distention	28
blood draw	209
catheterization	70
chemotherapy	54
cryotherapy	15
diagnostic procedures	52
doctor visit	2070
foreign body removal	17
hormone therapy	75
hospital care	538
incontinence surgery	18
inpatient care	538
lab tests	1616
laser treatment	17
lithotripsy (stone fragmentation)	15
minimally invasive procedures	373
minor procedures	19
potassium test	36
stent placement (stenting)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	36
urologic procedures	1676

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	652
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	25
Asian / Pacific Islander	678
Non-Hispanic White	63
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	155
Other	49

**Age**
75 to 84	429
85 and over	177
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	323

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	58
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Urology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Residency: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Urology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

PIH Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.0 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Samuel K. Lee, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Los Angeles, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Coloplast Corp	$2,389 ALTIS $1,015	PENILE RECONSTRUCTION $941	TITAN $184	SUPRIS $62	CONTINENCE CARE $45	Other $143
Pfizer Inc.	$1,975 XTANDI $1,059	TOVIAZ $295	VIAGRA $265	ORGOVYX $244	PAXLOVID $87	Other $25
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$1,971 Vesicare $582	Myrbetriq $548	XTANDI $423	$418
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,579 INTERSTIM $1,579
NeoTract Inc.	$1,352 Urolift $980	Urolift - UL400 $372
Other	$7,511 Pertzye $808	PROVENGE $493	GEMTESA $388	BOTOX $358	Victoza $318	Other $5,146

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$13,655
Travel and Lodging	$2,335
Education	$788

Biography

Dr. Samuel Lee is a specialist in urology (urinary tract disease). He works in Los Angeles, CA. Patients gave Dr. Lee an average rating of 3.0 stars (out of 5). After attending the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). In addition to English, he speaks Korean. He is affiliated with PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital.