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Dr. Daniel S. Lee, MD

Hospitalist (Hospitalist Physician)

1717 S J St
Tacoma, WA 98405

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Pierce County includes primary care (20% of residents) and dental (11% of residents) and mental health (11% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas

Call (253) 426-6341

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
5
In the NPI registry since
2021
Medicare patients seen, 2024
109

Licensed in Washington since 2024, 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. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2021Medical school: University of South Florida College of Medicine
  • 2021Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

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

  • Hospitalist Physician primary
    WA license MD61551130 (first issued 2024; active)
  • Internal Medicine Physician
    WA license MD61551130 (first issued 2024; active)

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

Map: Hospitalist 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
109
Services billed
185
Patients’ average age
76

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.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 2 companies reported 3 payments worth $727 in total to this clinician.

By type
Travel and Lodging$699
Food and Beverage$28.05

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
May 4, 2025Stryker Corporation
May 4, 2025
Travel and Lodging
SCOPIS ENT · INSTRUMENTS · travel to SAN DIEGO, CA
$382
Apr 7, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 7, 2025
Travel and Lodging
SCOPIS ENT · INSTRUMENTS · travel to SEATTLE, WA
$318

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.

Who received the most in Washington →

Other Hospitalist clinicians in Tacoma

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated November 8, 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 1518546670. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.