Yong Hwa Lee, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Somerville, MA

Yong Hwa Lee, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Somerville, Massachusetts. She graduated from medical school in 1991 and has 33 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Emergency Medicine. She is a member of the group practice St. Joseph Hospital Of Nashua Nh and her current practice location is 280 Highland Ave, Somerville, Massachusetts. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (617) 591-4700.

Yong Hwa Lee is licensed to practice in Massachusetts (license number 81554) and she also participates in the medicare program. She accepts medicare assignments (which means she accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and her NPI Number is 1295849198.

Contact Information

Yong Hwa Lee, MD
280 Highland Ave,
Somerville, MA 02143-1324
(617) 591-4700
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Physician's Profile

Full NameYong Hwa Lee
GenderFemale
SpecialityEmergency Medicine
Experience33 Years
Location280 Highland Ave, Somerville, Massachusetts
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. She accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Yong Hwa Lee graduated from medical school in 1991
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1295849198
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 08/18/2006
  • Last Update Date: 10/30/2012
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 2668403882
  • Enrollment ID: I20121003000666

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Yong Hwa Lee such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1295849198NPI-NPPES
32001633MedicaidNH

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine 81554 (Massachusetts)Primary
207PE0004XEmergency Medicine - Emergency Medical Services 15837 (New Hampshire)Secondary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
St Joseph HospitalNashua, NHHospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
St. Joseph Hospital Of Nashua Nh2062455611191

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Yong Hwa Lee allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameSt. Joseph Hospital Of Nashua Nh
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1093787384
PECOS PAC ID: 2062455611
Enrollment ID: O20050606000515

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Yong Hwa Lee is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Yong Hwa Lee, MD
650 Woburn St,
Wilmington, MA 01887-2963

Ph: (617) 591-4700
Yong Hwa Lee, MD
280 Highland Ave,
Somerville, MA 02143-1324

Ph: (617) 591-4700

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