What is Kaihua Lai's specialty?

Kaihua Lai (NPI 1689649659) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Orland Park, IL.

Where does Kaihua Lai practice?

Kaihua Lai practices in Orland Park, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1689649659.

How much does Medicare pay Kaihua Lai?

Kaihua Lai (NPI 1689649659) received approximately $96K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 269 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689649659

Kaihua LaiM.D.

Internal MedicineOrland Park, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,080

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,572

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$82K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 3,790 Internal Medicine providers in IL — top quintile (cohort median 760).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,576

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$492K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium432 claims

Amlodipine Besylate259 claims

Losartan Potassium203 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium188 claims

Metoprolol Succinate175 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$265

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$265

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$265

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kaihua 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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BLUE ISLAND HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	91	242
Daniel Frankel Diagnostic Radiology · Palos Heights, IL	47	135
Gregory Ostrowski Diagnostic Radiology · Palos Heights, IL	44	87
Jon Jester Diagnostic Radiology · Palos Heights, IL	31	86
Refat Baridi Medical Oncology · Woodridge, IL	27	292
Mohamed Zakkar Pulmonary Disease · Chicago Ridge, IL	24	81
Franklin Tan Diagnostic Radiology · Tinley Park, IL	22	57
Eric Johnston Ophthalmology · Encinitas, CA	21	56
Liisa Laakso Diagnostic Radiology · Manassas, VA	19	36
Sean Tierney Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Merrionette Park, IL	19	59
Kurt Erickson Interventional Cardiology · Merrionette Park, IL	15	41
Robert Iaffaldano Interventional Cardiology · Palos Park, IL	15	59

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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