Albert Lai, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · Placentia, CA
Albert Lai, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Placentia, California, and NPI 1154385961, issued on Apr 17, 2006. Check the license (California A86192, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Albert Lai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- A86192 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1041 E Yorba Linda Blvd, Placentia, CA 92870
- Phone
- (714) 223-7000
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2026
- Fax
- (714) 223-7001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Albert Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A86192Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
2,215 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 1,069 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen330 claims
- Gabapentin157 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl155 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen153 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er152 claims
- Baclofen105 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $421.13
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Forte Bio-Pharma LLC. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Albert Lai among 140 pain medicine physician records in California
Albert Lai, MD is one of 140 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 208VP0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Albert Lai, MD's NPI number?
Albert Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154385961, issued on Apr 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Albert Lai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1041 E Yorba Linda Blvd, Placentia, CA, 92870. Phone: (714) 223-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Albert Lai, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A86192, 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 Albert Lai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Albert Lai, MD had 2,215 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Albert Lai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.