Amy M. Lai
Physician Assistant · McAllen, TX
Amy M. Lai is a physician assistant with a practice address in McAllen, Texas, and NPI 1447914742, issued on Oct 24, 2021. Check the license with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amy M. Lai
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 301 W Expy 83, McAllen, TX 78503
- Phone
- (956) 632-4000
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amy M. Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
199 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin32 claims
- Ondansetron Odt27 claims
- Famotidine22 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine19 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): 82 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: $23.23
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Amy M. Lai among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas
Amy M. Lai is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 69% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 55% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
144 physician assistant records list a practice address in McAllen
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Common questions
What is Amy M. Lai's NPI number?
Amy M. Lai's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447914742, issued on Oct 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amy M. Lai located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 W Expy 83, McAllen, TX, 78503. Phone: (956) 632-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amy M. Lai's license?
Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Amy M. Lai prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amy M. Lai had 199 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amy M. Lai's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82 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.