Christopher C. Lai, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Brawley, CA
Christopher C. Lai, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Brawley, California, and NPI 1508905159, issued on Feb 6, 2007. Check the license (California A66701, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher C. Lai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A66701 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 196 W Legion RD, Brawley, CA 92227
- Phone
- (209) 956-7725
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 344-4309
- Medicaid ID
- 00A667010 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120316000119); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Chicago College Of Medicine And Surgery, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher C. Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A66701Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
672 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 264 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin194 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen187 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil99 claims
- Ibuprofen54 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine39 claims
- Tramadol Hcl26 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): 52.1 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: $2,318.78
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Christopher C Lai MD A Professional CorporationBrawley, CA
- Clinicas DE Salud Del Pueblo IncBrawley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher C. Lai among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Christopher C. Lai, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 66% 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 California 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 California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Brawley → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Reis, MDBeaumont, CA 922231982709432
- Sohail Ahmad, MDPalm Desert, CA 922111366413270
- Veerinder Anand, M.D.El Centro, CA 922431881613420
- Ronald Portnoff, MDIndian Wells, CA 922101568788966
- Robert Fay, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531609803287
- Gilbert Hyde, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531093755159
- Morris Platt, MDLa Quinta, CA 922531922187806
- Lyle Reber, M.D.La Quinta, CA 922531063444578
Common questions
What is Christopher C. Lai, MD's NPI number?
Christopher C. Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508905159, issued on Feb 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher C. Lai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 196 W Legion RD, Brawley, CA, 92227. Phone: (209) 956-7725. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher C. Lai, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A66701, 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 Christopher C. Lai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher C. Lai, MD had 672 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher C. Lai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 52.1 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.