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Dr. Lee Ozaeta, MD

My family's experience with Dr. Lee Ozaeta, our July 2020 emails about my father's symptoms, and my father's death two days later.

Last updated May 18, 2026

NPI: 1073690277

Summary

This website is my personal account as a former patient of Dr. Lee Ozaeta, MD. In July 2020, my father and I both had Dr. Ozaeta as our primary care physician. My father was experiencing a chronic cough and chest pains, and I was worried about his health.

My father emailed Dr. Ozaeta about his symptoms. I also emailed Dr. Ozaeta and specifically asked him to bring my father in for a physical, in-person checkup. Instead, Dr. Ozaeta prescribed medication through email correspondence. My father picked up the medication and died two days later from a heart attack.

Key Facts

Doctor named Dr. Lee Ozaeta, MD
NPI listed here 1073690277
Time period July 2020
Location described Kaiser Permanente Daly City Medical Offices

Timeline

  1. Symptoms My father had a chronic cough and chest pains. I was concerned because he was the type to push through pain.
  2. First email My father emailed Dr. Lee Ozaeta about what he was experiencing.
  3. My email I emailed Dr. Ozaeta as well and specifically asked for my father to be brought in for a physical, in-person checkup.
  4. Response In my account, Dr. Ozaeta prescribed medication through email correspondence instead of bringing my father in for an examination or calling him.
  5. Two days later My father picked up the medication and died two days later from a heart attack.

Facts and Opinion

What I am saying happened

My father and I contacted Dr. Lee Ozaeta about symptoms that worried me. I specifically asked for an in-person examination. Dr. Ozaeta prescribed medication by email. My father died two days later from a heart attack.

What I believe

In my opinion, our concerns were not taken seriously enough. I do not know whether an in-person visit would have prevented my father's death, but I believe my father should have been examined in person.

Why This Matters

I made this site so future patients can read one family's experience before choosing a primary care physician. When a patient reports a chronic cough, chest pains, and family concern, I believe those concerns deserve careful attention.

This page is not here to tell you what to decide. It is here to document what happened with Dr. Lee Ozaeta, my father, my family, and me, so readers can make their own judgment.

Questions People May Ask

What happened with Dr. Lee Ozaeta?

In July 2020, my father had a chronic cough and chest pains. I asked Dr. Lee Ozaeta for an in-person checkup. Dr. Ozaeta prescribed medication through email correspondence, and my father died two days later from a heart attack.

Why did you make this website?

I made it to share my family's experience and to give future patients more context when researching Dr. Lee Ozaeta.

Are you saying an in-person visit would have saved your father?

I do not know. What I am saying is that I specifically asked for an in-person examination, and I believe that request should have been taken seriously.

Would you choose Dr. Lee Ozaeta again?

No. Based on my experience, I would not choose Dr. Lee Ozaeta as my doctor or primary care physician again.

My Story

The following occurred in July 2020 over the span of about one week. At this time, Dr. Lee Ozaeta was working out of the Kaiser Permanente Daly City Medical Offices.

My father and I both had Dr. Lee Ozaeta as our primary care physician. My dad was experiencing some concerning symptoms. He had a chronic cough and chest pains, but he was the type to push through pain. I told my dad I was worried about his health and had him email Dr. Lee Ozaeta.

I had a feeling my dad would not tell Dr. Ozaeta the full story about his symptoms. So I emailed Dr. Ozaeta as well, expressing my concern about my father's health. I asked Dr. Ozaeta specifically to bring my dad in for a physical, in-person checkup.

Instead of bringing my dad in for an examination, Dr. Lee Ozaeta prescribed medication over email correspondence. Dr. Ozaeta did not give my dad so much as a phone call to find out what was wrong.

I was hoping that with my email on top of my dad's, it would show enough concern to Dr. Lee Ozaeta to physically examine my dad. Unfortunately, my email and my dad's email did not show enough concern to Dr. Lee Ozaeta, and he deemed it unnecessary to have my dad examined. My dad, trusting Dr. Lee Ozaeta, picked up the prescribed medicine from the pharmacy.

My father passed two days later from a heart attack.