Adrian Lai, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Encinitas, CA
Adrian Lai, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1215390620, issued on Apr 1, 2016. Check the license (California A151841, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Adrian Lai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- A151841 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 354 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
- Phone
- (760) 230-2551
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1215390620 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190612003877); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Adrian Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A151841Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North County Inpatient Medical Alliance, A Medical Group, IncEncinitas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Adrian Lai among 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California
Adrian Lai, MD is one of 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 87% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 95% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2007 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California.
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The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Vanichsarn, M.D.Escondido, CA 920291851658173
- James Heywood, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371285612457
- Kimberly Hong, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371346515442
- Timothy Jordan, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371285165084
- Rola Khedraki, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371326466707
- Buba Marong, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371124523147
- Rajeev Mohan, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371841453081
- Phillip Tacon, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371518586171
Common questions
What is Adrian Lai, MD's NPI number?
Adrian Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215390620, issued on Apr 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Adrian Lai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 354 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (760) 230-2551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Adrian Lai, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A151841, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.