What is Michael Lai's specialty?

Michael Lai (NPI 1962432260) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Chevy Chase, MD.

Where does Michael Lai practice?

Michael Lai practices in Chevy Chase, MD, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1962432260.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Lai?

Michael Lai (NPI 1962432260) received approximately $4.7M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,715 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1962432260

Michael LaiMD

PRACTICETHE RETINA GROUP OF WASHINGTON, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyChevy Chase, MDI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

6,353

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

34,145

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$4.6M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 447 Ophthalmology providers in MD — top quintile (cohort median 2,862).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

231

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$13K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate50 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine44 claims

Ofloxacin25 claims

Erythromycin Base21 claims

Latanoprost21 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.1

Quality

99.5

Cost

77.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.76%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$5K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael 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). 18 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Md Clinical Laboratory · Baltimore, MD	104	197
Friendship Ambulatory Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Chevy Chase, MD	40	126
LUCY WEBB HAYES NATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL FOR DEACONESSES & MISSIONARIE	38	72
SUBURBAN HOSPITAL, INC.	38	68
Alisa Kim Ophthalmology · Rockville, MD	31	102
Bioreference Health, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Elmwood Park, NJ	31	83
David Warrow Ophthalmology · Hagerstown, MD	24	58
Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Hicksville, NY	18	44
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Chantilly, VA	17	21
Xiao Zhou Internal Medicine · Rockville, MD	17	33
Natasha Herz Ophthalmology · Rockville, MD	15	20
Gayatri Reilly Ophthalmology · Chevy Chase, MD	14	26

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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