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Dr. Bowa Lee, MD

Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
10
In the NPI registry since
2016
Medicare patients seen, 2024
171

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. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

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

  • Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
    NC license 2023-00861
  • Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
    NC license 2023-00861
  • Internal Medicine Physician
    NC license 2023-00861

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Pulmonology per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

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
171
Services billed
470
Patients’ average age
73
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes6728
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes6130
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes4725
Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases1816
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes1818
Test to determine lung volumes using sensors1716
Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume1514
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes1412
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes1111

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

Most prescribed drugs, Medicare Part D 2024
DrugPrescriptions
Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter)
Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC
84
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate)
Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC
47
Prednisone
Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC
37
Ventolin Hfa (albuterol sulfate)
Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC
26
Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol fumarate)
Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC
23
Anoro Ellipta (umeclidinium brm/vilanterol tr)
Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC
21
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate (budesonide/formoterol fumarate)
Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC
18
Arnuity Ellipta (fluticasone furoate)
Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC
17
Breo Ellipta (fluticasone/vilanterol)
Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC
15
Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyr/formoterol)
Other prescribers in Charlotte, NC
14

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated July 17, 2024), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1285080499. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.