Dr. Eric Lehr, M.D., PHD
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician)
1600 E Jefferson St, Ste 110
Seattle, WA 98122
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King County includes primary care (5% of residents) and dental (4% of residents) and mental health (4% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 26
- In the NPI registry since
- 2008
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 146
Licensed in Washington since 2011, according to the Washington State Department of Health. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2008Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician primary
WA license MD60235462 (first issued 2011; active) · NC license 2008-00347
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA
- Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA
- Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA
- Valley Medical Center Renton, WA
- Highline Medical Center Burien, WA
Medical groups
- Swedish Health Services (1,037 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 146
- Services billed
- 394
- Patients’ average age
- 77
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ultrasonic guidance during surgery | 58 | 57 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 56 | 56 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 25 | 25 |
| Extensive destruction and reconstruction of right upper heart chamber on heart-lung machine | 20 | 20 |
| Harvest of vein using an endoscope | 19 | 19 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 17 | 17 |
| Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 17 | 17 |
| Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | 15 | 15 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate Other prescribers in Seattle, WA | 16 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 6 companies reported 19 payments worth $8,447 in total to this clinician.
| Atricure, Inc. | $5,008 |
|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,367 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | $597 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $255 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $201 |
| Abiomed | $18.54 |
| Consulting Fee | $4,500 |
|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) | $2,250 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,697 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. May 12, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) SIMULUS · Heart Valves | $2,250 |
| Atricure, Inc. Jan 3, 2025 | Consulting Fee EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · CARDIOVASCULAR | $2,250 |
| Atricure, Inc. May 9, 2025 | Consulting Fee EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · CARDIOVASCULAR | $2,250 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 6 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 3 companies. The companies reported $79,987 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- HEAL-IST IDE Trial
Atricure, Inc. · Active, not recruiting · NCT05280093 - CLIP-IT
Medtronic, Inc. - Avalus Ultra PAS
Medtronic, Inc. - Terminate AF
Medtronic, Inc. - TAVR Low Risk
Medtronic, Inc. - ON-X Aortic PAS
Artivion, Inc.
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.