What is Christopher Lai's specialty?

Christopher Lai (NPI 1508905159) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Brawley, CA.

Where does Christopher Lai practice?

Christopher Lai practices in Brawley, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1508905159.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Lai?

Christopher Lai (NPI 1508905159) received approximately $532K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 891 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508905159

Christopher LaiMD

PRACTICECHRISTOPHER C LAI MD A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryBrawley, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,323

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

13,023

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$488K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

622

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$7K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin194 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen187 claims

Cefpodoxime Proxetil99 claims

Ibuprofen54 claims

Acetaminophen With Codeine39 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

72.8

Quality

39.6

Cost

65.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-0.27%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$969

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$969

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Lai's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 45 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PIONEERS MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE DISTRICT	363	2,238
HADORN, JOHN	176	647
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	105	326
PASCUAL, RAMON	90	336
Yong Tan Family Practice · Brawley, CA	72	450
OPEN SYSTEM MRI I A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	55	103
Hitenkumar Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	45	126
SCHAEFER AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.	42	111
Brian Bigoni Diagnostic Radiology · Carlsbad, CA	40	102
Athar Ansari Cardiology · El Centro, CA	39	187
NPI 1447294160	38	213
Thomas Teske Neurology · El Centro, CA	36	122

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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