Augustine Lee, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery · Gunnison, CONPI 1942249438
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 14 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 28.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $311 and has fallen 54.7% since, to $141 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for colon & rectal surgery clinicians in CO, where the typical reported total is $5,936.
Across 14 payments — averaging $56.99 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$229
- Medtronic$215
- TELA Bio, Inc.$91
- Stryker$85
- KARL Storz Endoscopy-america$41
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$27
- plus $110 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$798100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $229 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $215 |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | 1 | $91 |
| Stryker | 1 | $85 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $41 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Lumendi LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Masimo Corporation | 1 | $20 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $18 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Merck | 1 | $16 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- GI Genius$215
- Echelon Flex$121
How this compares
$798 in reported general payments places this provider in the 20th percentile of 24 colon & rectal surgery providers in Colorado.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag SulfSodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 42 | $2,948 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other colon & rectal surgery in Gunnison
- Eben StrobosLakewood$1.3M
- David LongcopeDenver$425K
- Daine BennettEnglewood$28K
- Christopher TaylorColorado Springs$16K
- Warren StruttDenver$16K
- Michael McNevinAurora$14K
- Jon VogelAurora$14K
- Brandon ChapmanAurora$12K
- Douglas BensonLone Tree$10K
- Santosh NandiEnglewood$7K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.