Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Yee Lee Cheah, MD, FACS

Individual provider Transplant Surgery Physician · NPI 1942428784

Yee Lee Cheah, MD, FACS practises General Surgery in Houston, Texas. Qualified in 2000, 26 years ago. Practices with Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians, a 1,492-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Massachusetts and Texas.

Years since qualifying
26
Licensed in
MA, TX
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.
FACS — Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
A surgeon admitted as a fellow of the ACS.

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Practice location Address checks out

6550 Fannin St Ste 1601
Houston, TX 77030-2743
Phone: (781) 504-9790
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Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence T9078 (TX)
Transplant Surgery Physician Taxonomy 204F00000X · Licence 268804 (MA)

Record details

NPI number1942428784
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD , FACS
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedApril 24, 2007
Last updated in NPPESDecember 15, 2022
Certification dateDecember 15, 2022

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2000 (26 years in practice)
Group practice Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians — 1492 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations4 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Hernia repair - groin (open) 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients47
Services billed 93 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age69

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $928 28 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1492 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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