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Dr. David K. Lee, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

SUNY Upstate Medical University (1996)

146 E Hospital Drive Suite 350
West Columbia, SC 29169

(803) 936-7230

Dr. David K. Lee, MD is a sports medicine doctor in West Columbia, SC specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University in 1996 and has 30 years of experience.

Office Locations

146 E Hospital Drive Suite 350
West Columbia, SC 29169

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David K. Lee, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

arthroscopic meniscectomy

joint surgery

knee arthroplasty

knee surgery

reconstructive surgery

revision knee arthroplasty

revision surgery

total knee replacement

In 2023, Dr. David K. Lee, MD performed more arthroscopic meniscectomy, joint surgery, knee arthroplasty, knee surgery, reconstructive surgery, revision knee arthroplasty, revision surgery, and total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 10%

By Volume:

minimally invasive surgery

In 2023, Dr. David K. Lee, MD performed more minimally invasive surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

knee X-ray

shoulder surgery

total shoulder replacement

In 2012, Dr. David K. Lee, MD performed more knee X-ray, shoulder surgery, and total shoulder replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within South Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Lee, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in West Columbia, SC during 2012 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, hip imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

apheresis	23
aspiration	52
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	548
hip imaging	60
hospital care	35
injections	52
inpatient care	35
joint surgery	45
lower extremity surgery	21
minimally invasive procedures	24
musculoskeletal imaging	163
reconstructive surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	24
X-rays	163

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Lee, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in West Columbia, SC during 2013 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, joint surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

apheresis	58
aspiration	113
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	18
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	747
fracture surgery	30
hip imaging	77
hospital care	55
injections	113
inpatient care	55
joint surgery	141
lower extremity surgery	83
minimally invasive procedures	71
musculoskeletal imaging	217
open surgery	24
reconstructive surgery	70
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	86
X-rays	217

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	43
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Lee, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in West Columbia, SC during 2014 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, joint surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

apheresis	68
aspiration	128
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	835
fracture surgery	28
hip imaging	76
hospital care	65
injections	128
inpatient care	65
joint surgery	135
lower extremity surgery	78
minimally invasive procedures	50
musculoskeletal imaging	257
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	85
upper extremity surgery	74
X-rays	257

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	289

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	52
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Lee, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in West Columbia, SC during 2015 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, joint surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	195
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	24
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	1057
fracture surgery	21
hip imaging	100
hospital care	89
injections	195
inpatient care	89
joint surgery	203
lower extremity surgery	136
minimally invasive procedures	111
musculoskeletal imaging	314
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	29
reconstructive surgery	92
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	117
X-rays	314

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	460
Female	782

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1076
Black	122
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	620
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	130
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Lee, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in West Columbia, SC during 2016 were aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	220
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	901
excision	14
fracture surgery	16
hospital care	31
injections	220
inpatient care	31
joint surgery	208
lower extremity surgery	138
minimally invasive procedures	113
musculoskeletal imaging	220
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	29
reconstructive surgery	95
synovectomy	29
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	115
X-rays	220

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	387

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	493
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	49
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Lee, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in West Columbia, SC during 2017 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	301
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	1007
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	20
injections	301
inpatient care	20
joint surgery	208
lower extremity surgery	150
minimally invasive procedures	103
musculoskeletal imaging	280
open surgery	13
reconstructive surgery	105
synovectomy	19
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	82
X-rays	280

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	516
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	347
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	39
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Lee, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in West Columbia, SC during 2018 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	243
decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	1142
fracture surgery	12
injections	243
joint surgery	227
lower extremity surgery	160
minimally invasive procedures	67
musculoskeletal imaging	350
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	28
reconstructive surgery	160
revision surgery	11
synovectomy	18
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	100
X-rays	350

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	421

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	582
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	377
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	49
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Lee, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in West Columbia, SC during 2019 were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	384
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	1272
fracture surgery	15
hospital care	24
injections	384
inpatient care	24
joint surgery	231
lower extremity surgery	177
minimally invasive procedures	102
musculoskeletal imaging	337
reconstructive surgery	129
upper extremity surgery	69
X-rays	337

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	622
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	403
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	56
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Lee, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in West Columbia, SC during 2020 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, joint surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	206
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	1057
fracture surgery	12
injections	206
joint surgery	261
lower extremity surgery	154
minimally invasive procedures	124
musculoskeletal imaging	296
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	137
revision surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	107
X-rays	296

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	57
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Lee, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in West Columbia, SC during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, joint surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	170
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	991
fracture surgery	12
injections	170
joint surgery	227
lower extremity surgery	158
minimally invasive procedures	92
musculoskeletal imaging	403
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	135
upper extremity surgery	69
X-rays	403

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	399

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	562
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	39
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Lee, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in West Columbia, SC during 2022 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, joint surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	266
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	1183
injections	266
joint surgery	271
lower extremity surgery	190
minimally invasive procedures	111
musculoskeletal imaging	513
reconstructive surgery	160
revision surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	81
X-rays	513

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	661
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	401
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	43
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Lee, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David K. Lee, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in West Columbia, SC were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

apheresis	49
aspiration	207
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	16
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	976
excision	14
fracture surgery	17
hip imaging	78
hospital care	45
injections	207
inpatient care	45
joint surgery	196
lower extremity surgery	131
minimally invasive procedures	88
musculoskeletal imaging	304
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	19
reconstructive surgery	108
revision surgery	12
synovectomy	22
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	84
X-rays	304

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD.

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	51
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	526
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	168
85 and over	50
Less than 65	56
65 to 74	326

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Lee, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David K. Lee, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. David K. Lee, MD graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University in 1996. He completed residency at Palmetto Health. He has a state license in South Carolina.

Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University (1996)

Residency: Palmetto Health

Licensed In: South Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$9,613 ATTUNE $3,610	TC3 $1,584	Spine $1,347	Orthopedics $1,132	INHANCE $854	Other $1,086
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.	$6,162 DELTA $6,162
Arthrex, Inc.	$3,669 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $2,200	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $1,469
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$2,969 ATTUNE $2,858	DELTA $111
Stryker Corporation	$2,811 Reunion $894	TRIATHLON $595	AEQUALIS PERFORM $370	AEQUALIS FLEX REVIVE $353	Mako $304	Other $295
Other	$7,952 Joint Implants $1,283	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE ARTHROPLASTY $1,040	AC Joint Ziptight $1,001	CellerateRx $251	ARYMO ER $239	Other $4,137

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$13,812
Food and Beverage	$8,311
Education	$5,651
Consulting Fee	$5,401

Biography

Dr. David Lee is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in West Columbia, SC. Before performing his residency at Palmetto Health, Dr. Lee attended SUNY Upstate Medical University for medical school.