David Lee, MD
Anesthesiology · Oklahoma City, OKNPI 1447297205
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 55 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 AbbVie at 37.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $606 and has fallen 73.9% since, to $158 in 2025. Among anesthesiology clinicians in OK with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 55 payments — averaging $31.99 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$660
- Abiomed$483
- Edwards Lifesciences$336
- Octapharma USA, Inc.$115
- Medtronic$34
- Merck$28
- plus $104 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,759100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 33 | $660 |
| Abiomed | 5 | $483 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 6 | $336 |
| Octapharma USA, Inc. | 1 | $115 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $34 |
| Merck | 2 | $28 |
| Abbott | 2 | $26 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $14 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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.
- Impella$374
- FIBRYGA$115
- FloTrac Sensor$109
How this compares
$1,759 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 476 anesthesiology providers in Oklahoma.
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.
Other anesthesiology in Oklahoma City
- Garrett WrightOklahoma City$73K
- Kenichi TanakaOklahoma City$68K
- Robert SchoapsOklahoma City$54K
- Michael ElderOklahoma City$8K
- Brad StarkeyOklahoma City$8K
- George SmithOklahoma City$6K
- Chun KwanOklahoma City$6K
- Kofi VandyckOklahoma City$4K
- James SweetOklahoma City$4K
- Jennifer HolemanOklahoma City$4K
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.