NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashton Chuck-Wing Lai, MD, PHD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Fairfield, CT

Ashton Chuck-Wing Lai, MD, PHD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Fairfield, Connecticut, and NPI 1386131134, issued on Apr 17, 2018. Check the license on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; 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
1386131134
Name
Ashton Chuck-Wing Lai
Credential
MD, PHD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
306598-01 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1305 Post RD, Fairfield, CT 06824
Phone
(203) 292-2000
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2018
Record last updated
Feb 2, 2024
Fax
(203) 255-5212
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240618001267); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Yale University School Of Medicine, 2018
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1305 Post RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Isabel Ashwood-Bauer, DNP, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1346169992
  2. Susan Bennett, M.A., CCC-AAudiologist1619138161
  3. Todd Bloom, M.S., D.D.S.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1972559391
  4. Judy Bonadio, LCSWClinical Social Worker1710044813
  5. Kathleen Bonaventura, APRNNurse Practitioner1821062175
  6. Eliot Brenner, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1972728129

Verify Ashton Chuck-Wing Lai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining BoardCheck the board
  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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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

579 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.

  1. Ashton Lai579
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate71 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium63 claims
  3. Eliquis47 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate39 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium34 claims
  6. Entresto31 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: $100.71

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ashton Lai$100.71
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Northeast Medical Group IncFairfield, CT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Ashton Chuck-Wing Lai among 503 cardiovascular disease physician records in Connecticut

Ashton Chuck-Wing Lai, MD, PHD is one of 503 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 91% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2000 among the 348 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Connecticut

There are 503 cardiovascular disease physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eric AlterFairfield, CT 068241225370901
  2. Linda Casale, M.D.Fairfield, CT 068241396740346
  3. Steven Kunkes, M.D.Fairfield, CT 068241437154242
  4. Robert Moskowitz, M.D.Fairfield, CT 068241679578496
  5. David Narotsky, MDFairfield, CT 068241831469832
  6. Ari Pollack, M.D.Fairfield, CT 068241427374305
  7. Adam Russak, MDFairfield, CT 068241215425897
  8. Richard Taikowski, M.D.Fairfield, CT 068241649275462

Common questions

What is Ashton Chuck-Wing Lai, MD, PHD's NPI number?

Ashton Chuck-Wing Lai, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386131134, issued on Apr 17, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashton Chuck-Wing Lai, MD, PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1305 Post RD, Fairfield, CT, 06824. Phone: (203) 292-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashton Chuck-Wing Lai, MD, PHD's license?

Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ashton Chuck-Wing Lai, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashton Chuck-Wing Lai, MD, PHD had 579 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.