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Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD

(Sunghoon Lee, MD)

(39 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

Yale School of Medicine

1229 E. Seminole Street Suite 220 Mercy Clinic Neurosurgery
Springfield, MO 65804

(417) 820-5150

Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD is a spine surgeon in Springfield, MO specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD is affiliated with Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas, Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith, Mercy Hospital Joplin, Mercy Health System, Mercy Hospital Springfield and Mercy Clinic Neurosurgery - E. Seminole.

Office Locations

1229 E. Seminole Street Suite 220 Mercy Clinic Neurosurgery
Springfield, MO 65804

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

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

decompressive lumbar laminectomy

laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy

In 2023, Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD performed more decompressive lumbar laminectomy, and laminectomy with foraminotomy and facetectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Top 25%

By Volume:

laminectomy

spinal decompression surgery

spinal procedures

In 2012, Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD performed more laminectomy, spinal decompression surgery, and spinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2012 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	51
aspiration	12
bone marrow tests	12
decompression surgery	67
doctor visit	351
hospital care	155
inpatient care	155
neck surgery	30
nerve procedures	67
spinal procedures	156

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2013 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	51
aspiration	20
bone marrow tests	20
decompression surgery	59
doctor visit	331
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	59
spinal procedures	151

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	39
Less than 65	79

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2014 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	43
decompression surgery	73
doctor visit	344
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	73
spinal procedures	156

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	30
Less than 65	78

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	34
aspiration	13
bone marrow tests	13
decompression surgery	55
doctor visit	291
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
neck surgery	20
nerve procedures	55
spinal procedures	284
X-rays	152

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	678
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	34
Less than 65	148

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	58
aspiration	16
bone marrow tests	16
decompression surgery	70
doctor visit	279
hospital care	62
inpatient care	62
neck surgery	40
nerve procedures	70
spinal procedures	307
X-rays	135

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	363
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	22
Less than 65	91

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	37
aspiration	21
bone marrow tests	21
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	265
hospital care	65
inpatient care	65
neck surgery	19
nerve procedures	58
spinal procedures	273
X-rays	147

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	21
Less than 65	71

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	48
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	234
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
neck surgery	28
nerve procedures	38
spinal procedures	245
X-rays	121

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	15
Less than 65	57

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2019 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	47
decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	218
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	51
spinal procedures	214
X-rays	79

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	13
Less than 65	55

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	44
decompression surgery	45
doctor visit	211
neck surgery	22
nerve procedures	45
spinal procedures	333
X-rays	204

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	11
Less than 65	43

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	34
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	221
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	39
spinal procedures	312
X-rays	205

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	13
Less than 65	34

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2022 were spinal procedures, X-rays, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) and nerve procedures.

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

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	246
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	200
X-rays	100

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	12
Less than 65	36

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Springfield, MO were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	43
aspiration	16
bone marrow tests	16
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	271
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
neck surgery	21
nerve procedures	53
spinal procedures	239
X-rays	142

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	310
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	99
85 and over	19
Less than 65	62
65 to 74	144

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

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	10
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine. He completed residency at Yale University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Amer Bd Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine

Residency: Yale University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Amer Bd Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Mercy Hospital Fort Smith

Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas

Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith

Mercy Hospital Joplin

Mercy Health System

Mercy Hospital Springfield

Mercy Clinic Neurosurgery - E. Seminole

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: USA Managed Care Organization, United Healthcare, Aetna, Humana, Cigna, Coventry, Anthem BlueCross BlueShield, HealthLink, Health Net Federal Services, First Health Network, Prime Health Services, MultiPlan/PHCS, MHNet, QualChoice, USAble, Missouri Care, Comp Results, Tri-State Healthcare Coalition, Home State Health, Municipal Health Benefit Fund, NHC Advantage, National Comp Care, American Healthcare Alliance, Health Management Network, Arkansas MCO, Each Care Network, Ambetter from Home State Health, Integrity Home Care, Comp Care of the Ozarks, Allwell from Home State Health, Health Systems, Inc. and OHARA.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

USA Managed Care Organization

United Healthcare

Aetna

Humana

Cigna

Coventry

Anthem BlueCross BlueShield

HealthLink

Health Net Federal Services

First Health Network

Prime Health Services

MultiPlan/PHCS

MHNet

QualChoice

USAble

Missouri Care

Comp Results

Tri-State Healthcare Coalition

Home State Health

Municipal Health Benefit Fund

NHC Advantage

National Comp Care

American Healthcare Alliance

Health Management Network

Arkansas MCO

Each Care Network

Ambetter from Home State Health

Integrity Home Care

Comp Care of the Ozarks

Allwell from Home State Health

Health Systems, Inc.

OHARA

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.74 out of 5 stars based on 39 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sunghoon Lee, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Springfield, MO.

4.74

Overall Rating

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2021-09-28

I met with dr lee   My wife and i were just completely impressed with him
You cant go wrong here !

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,001 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $1,841	PAIN MANAGEMENT $160
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,620 PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $1,548	O-ARM-ST $72
SI-Bone, Inc.	$763 iFuse Implant $763
Stryker Corporation	$329 Tritanium $264	INTERBODY DEVICE $34	BONE SUBSTITUTES BIOLOGICS $31
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$202 Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device $160	Advanced Energy Cutting Device $42
Other	$488 ViviGen $86	RISE $75	Supera peripheral stent system $73	COFLEX $69	Spine Devices $53	Other $133

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,624
Food and Beverage	$1,781

Biography

Dr. Sunghoon Lee is a specialist in spine surgery and neurosurgery. Dr. Lee is rated 4.5 stars (out of 5) by Dr. Lee's patients. Anthem, Blue California, and Coventry are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Lee honors. After attending Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Lee completed Dr. Lee's residency training at a hospital affiliated with Yale University. Dr. Lee is conversant in Korean. Dr. Lee is professionally affiliated with Mercy Hospital Springfield, Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith, and Mercy Hospital Joplin. Yext reports that Dr. Lee is not accepting new patients.