Chang D. Lai, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Honolulu, HI
Chang D. Lai, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Honolulu, Hawaii, and NPI 1437234598, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii MD6970, as entered in NPPES) on the Hawaii Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chang D. Lai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD6970 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1380 Lusitana St, Honolulu, HI 96813
- Phone
- (808) 537-6761
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 536-6740
- Medicaid ID
- 06459101 HI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050928001497); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chang D. Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersHawaii Medical Board
Search for license MD6970Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
26,176 Medicare Part D claims for 1,275 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 252 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,943 claims
- Losartan Potassium1,872 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate1,595 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium743 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl703 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er644 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $5,329.51
155 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Chang D. Lai among 902 internal medicine physician records in Hawaii
Chang D. Lai, MD is one of 902 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Hawaii. 71% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2001 among the 491 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
579 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Honolulu
They are 579 of the 12,408 NPPES records with a practice address in Honolulu, and 902 internal medicine physician records in Hawaii.
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Common questions
What is Chang D. Lai, MD's NPI number?
Chang D. Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437234598, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chang D. Lai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1380 Lusitana St, Honolulu, HI, 96813. Phone: (808) 537-6761. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chang D. Lai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number MD6970, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii Medical Board at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/medical/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chang D. Lai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chang D. Lai, MD had 26,176 Medicare Part D claims for 1,275 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chang D. Lai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.2 of 100. 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.