NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alan H. Lai, MD

Psychiatry Physician · San Francisco, CA

Alan H. Lai, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1215054689, issued on Mar 23, 2007. Check the license (California G070490, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215054689
Name
Alan H. Lai
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
G070490 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2159 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone
(415) 440-6632
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 440-6632
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2159 Union St

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

302 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Alan Lai302
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Venlafaxine Hcl Er37 claims
  2. Escitalopram Oxalate27 claims
  3. Pramipexole Dihydrochloride23 claims
  4. Lorazepam22 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl18 claims
  6. Mirtazapine16 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $269.39

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alan Lai$269.39
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Alan H. Lai among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Alan H. Lai, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

763 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 763 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Caston, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941231740324797
  2. James Eyerman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941231588615843
  3. Sally Kaufmann, MDSan Francisco, CA 941231679657365
  4. Allan Kipperman, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941231992853329
  5. Shana LevySan Francisco, CA 941231700068582
  6. Akhil Mehra, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941231013138767
  7. Andrew Middleditch, MDSan Francisco, CA 941231922148188
  8. Sanford Pepper, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941231750504114

Common questions

What is Alan H. Lai, MD's NPI number?

Alan H. Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215054689, issued on Mar 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alan H. Lai, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2159 Union St, San Francisco, CA, 94123. Phone: (415) 440-6632. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alan H. Lai, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G070490, 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.

How much does Alan H. Lai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alan H. Lai, MD had 302 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.