Dr. Lee F. Carter, MD
Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine (1987)
- Years since graduation
- 39
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 405
Licensed in California since 1989, according to the Medical Board of California. 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
- 1987Medical school: University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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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Cardiovascular Disease Physician primary
CA license G65924 (first issued 1989; current)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA
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
- 405
- Services billed
- 1,783
- Patients’ average age
- 80
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 774 | 422 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | 565 | 392 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 200 | 143 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 191 | 190 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 124 | 120 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 113 | 113 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 64 | 28 |
| Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | 49 | 49 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 49 | 49 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 49 | 49 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Eliquis (apixaban) Other prescribers in Newport Beach, CA | 143 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Newport Beach, CA | 127 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Newport Beach, CA | 126 |
| Repatha Sureclick (evolocumab) Other prescribers in Newport Beach, CA | 107 |
| Metoprolol Succinate Other prescribers in Newport Beach, CA | 91 |
| Amlodipine Besylate Other prescribers in Newport Beach, CA | 79 |
| Clopidogrel (clopidogrel bisulfate) Other prescribers in Newport Beach, CA | 55 |
| Valsartan Other prescribers in Newport Beach, CA | 53 |
| Losartan Potassium Other prescribers in Newport Beach, CA | 53 |
| Xarelto (rivaroxaban) Other prescribers in Newport Beach, CA | 41 |
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, 10 companies reported 33 payments worth $802 in total to this clinician.
| Food and Beverage | $802 |
|---|
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.