Cara Lai, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Scottsdale, AZ
Cara Lai, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1710565577, issued on Mar 31, 2021. Check the license on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cara Lai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 342744 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259
- Phone
- (480) 301-8000
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cara Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $1,319.18
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Cara Lai among 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona
Cara Lai, MD is one of 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 76% 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 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Beauchamp, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591003891409
- Joshua Bingham, MDScottsdale, AZ 852591225394430
- Collin Braithwaite, MDScottsdale, AZ 852591255191722
- Joseph Brinkman, MDScottsdale, AZ 852591619532553
- Alexandra Cancio-Bello, MDScottsdale, AZ 852591821792870
- David Deckey, MDScottsdale, AZ 852591609337658
- Krista Goulding, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591356761720
- Jose Iturregui-Pastrana, MDScottsdale, AZ 852591922663632
Common questions
What is Cara Lai, MD's NPI number?
Cara Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710565577, issued on Mar 31, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cara Lai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259. Phone: (480) 301-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cara Lai, MD's license?
Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cara Lai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cara Lai, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.