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Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

The University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

1521 South Staples Street Suite 601
Corpus Christi, TX 78404

(361) 887-8451

Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD is a nephrologist in Corpus Christi, TX specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from The University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health, Corpus Christi Medical Center and Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional.

Office Locations

Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional

1521 South Staples Street Suite 601
Corpus Christi, TX 78404

(361) 887-8451

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5617 Timbergate Drive Suite 100
Corpus Christi, TX 78414

(361) 880-8322

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6010 Mcpherson Road Suite 200
Laredo, TX 78041

(956) 727-2362

(956) 727-2363

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8015 N Expressway 77
Olmito, TX 78575

(956) 982-4484

(956) 982-4489

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

extremity arteriogram

tunneled central line removal

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD performed more extremity arteriogram, and tunneled central line removal procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

angiogram

By Affordability:

device removal

tunneled central line removal

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD performed more angiogram (angiography) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for device removal, and tunneled central line removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD treated as a nephrologist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2012 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, angioplasty and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	149
catheterization	109
device removal	32
dialysis	147
dialysis access procedures	171
hemofiltration	45
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71
minimally invasive procedures	50
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	50
vascular procedures	301
X-rays	121

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD treated as a nephrologist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	191
catheterization	24
device removal	24
dialysis	186
dialysis access procedures	269
hospital care	580
inpatient care	580
minimally invasive procedures	48
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	48
vascular procedures	330
X-rays	221

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	408
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	37
Less than 65	330

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	75
Dementia	21
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD treated as a nephrologist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2014 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	477
catheterization	104
device removal	63
dialysis	278
dialysis access procedures	621
hospital care	804
inpatient care	804
minimally invasive procedures	136
stent placement (stenting)	16
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	89
vascular procedures	976
X-rays	500

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	383
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	522
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	63
Less than 65	390

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	75
Dementia	23
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD treated as a nephrologist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2015 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis access procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	646
catheterization	114
device removal	63
dialysis	289
dialysis access procedures	699
doctor visit	47
hospital care	776
inpatient care	776
minimally invasive procedures	168
stent placement (stenting)	27
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	77
vascular procedures	1254
X-rays	622

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	826
Female	708

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	0
Hispanic	1064
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	392
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	74
Less than 65	806

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	75
Dementia	24
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD treated as a nephrologist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2016 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, angioplasty and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	824
catheterization	109
device removal	57
dialysis	128
dialysis access procedures	886
doctor visit	33
hospital care	511
inpatient care	511
minimally invasive procedures	230
stent placement (stenting)	47
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	121
vascular procedures	1607
X-rays	760

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	403
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	0
Hispanic	507
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	36
Less than 65	386

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	75
Dementia	24
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD treated as a nephrologist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2017 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	129
device removal	104
dialysis	66
dialysis access procedures	11
hospital care	266
inpatient care	266
minimally invasive procedures	14
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	14
vascular procedures	441

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	457
Female	385

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	51
Hispanic	584
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	38
Less than 65	454

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	75
Dementia	23
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD treated as a nephrologist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2018 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	100
device removal	125
dialysis	56
dialysis access procedures	17
hospital care	239
inpatient care	239
minimally invasive procedures	14
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	14
vascular procedures	714

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	497
Female	441

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	732
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	33
Less than 65	514

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	75
Dementia	21
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD treated as a nephrologist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2019 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	84
device removal	116
dialysis	52
hospital care	252
inpatient care	252
minimally invasive procedures	24
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	24
vascular procedures	697

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	570
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	170
Black	0
Hispanic	832
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	42
Less than 65	584

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	75
Dementia	20
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD treated as a nephrologist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2020 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	63
device removal	95
dialysis	26
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121
vascular procedures	590

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	502
Female	419

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	31
Hispanic	723
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	29
Less than 65	525

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	75
Dementia	20
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD treated as a nephrologist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2021 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	65
device removal	57
dialysis	16
doctor visit	24
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95
vascular procedures	333

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	32
Hispanic	393
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	20
Less than 65	274

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	75
Dementia	24
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD treated as a nephrologist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2022 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	66
device removal	56
doctor visit	47
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105
vascular procedures	257

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	17
Hispanic	403
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	30
Less than 65	254

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	75
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD treated as a nephrologist in Corpus Christi, TX were vascular procedures, angioplasty, X-rays and dialysis access procedures.

angioplasty	457
catheterization	87
device removal	72
dialysis	124
dialysis access procedures	382
doctor visit	37
hemofiltration	45
hospital care	347
inpatient care	347
minimally invasive procedures	85
stent placement (stenting)	30
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	54
vascular procedures	681
X-rays	444

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	415
Female	359

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	162
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	560
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	120
85 and over	36
Less than 65	410
65 to 74	207

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, diabetes, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	68
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	19
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD graduated from The University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. He completed residency at Akron General Medical Center. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: The University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Residency: Akron General Medical Center

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Health

Corpus Christi Medical Center

Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area Corpus Christi Medical Center Doctors Regional

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$3,928 Da Vinci Surgical System $3,928
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,362 ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM $1,244	INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $56	Ellipsys $34	Abre $15	TurboHawk $12
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$1,074 Vascular $409	COVERA $209	BPV-Lutonix $74	FLUENCY $73	VENOVO $36	Other $274
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$410 VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface $126	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis $104	GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis $84	ACUSEAL Vascular Graft $50	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Hep $30	Other $15
Cook Incorporated	$336 Cook Medical Embolization $147	Cook Medical Micropuncture $94	IR - Embolization $26	Cook Medical Catheters $22	PI - Micropuncture $16	Other $33
Other	$1,823 Octrode $313	Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System $183	KRYSTEXXA $136	Cook Medical Zilver PTX $122	ACTHAR $117	Other $952

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,165
Education	$3,000
Travel and Lodging	$1,767

Biography

Dr. Benjamin Lee's area of specialization is adult nephrology. Dr. Lee attended The University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and then went on to complete his residency at Akron General Medical Center. His professional affiliations include Corpus Christi Medical Center and CHRISTUS Health.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Swee Leng Lee, MD From 2012 - 2022

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