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Patients in Manhattan and around New York City see Dr. James Lee, a general surgeon, at Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York.
Medical school: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, class of 1999.
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York's Manhattan location at 161 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032 is where Dr. Lee sees patients — appointments by phone at (212) 305-3870. 2296 clinicians bill Medicare through Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, so it is a large group practice rather than a solo office. For Medicare patients: Dr. Lee accepts assignment. He is listed as offering telehealth.
On the hospital side, Dr. Lee holds an affiliation with New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
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About Dr. Lee's practice
- Specialty
- General surgeon
- Credentials
- MD
- Practice
- Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
- Address
- 161 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032
- Phone
- (212) 305-3870
- Medical school
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (1999)
- Hospital affiliations
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital
- Medicare assignment
- Accepts
- Telehealth
- Available
- NPI number
- 1245278498
- NY license no.
- 219239
Medicare, Medicaid and hospitals
- Medicare patients (2024)
- 202 people with traditional Medicare, average age 74
- Most common services billed to Medicare
- Ultrasonic guidance during surgery
- Insertion of tube into vein with collection of blood sample
- Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands
- Medicare quality score (MIPS 2024)
- 87 out of 100 — reported through the group practice
- New York Medicaid
- Enrolled fee-for-service provider since 2006. Medicaid managed-care plans keep their own networks, so check with your plan.
- Hospital pages
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Medicare figures cover people with traditional (fee-for-service) Medicare only; services billed for fewer than 11 patients are not published.
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Frequently Asked Questions
With Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, at 161 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032.
Call the office at (212) 305-3870.
Yes — Dr. Lee accepts Medicare assignment, taking the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
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