Christopher E. Lai, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Saint Clair Shores, MI
Christopher E. Lai, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, and NPI 1972827871, issued on Mar 22, 2010. Check the license (Michigan 4301114101, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher E. Lai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 4301114101 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 29000 Little Mack Ave Ste B, Saint Clair Shores, MI 48081
- Phone
- (586) 774-8811
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2010
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (586) 541-0199
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240227004594); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher E. Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301114101Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.4 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: $1,100.60
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Encore Medical, LP. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Advance Surgeons Medical Group IncMonterey Park, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher E. Lai among 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan
Christopher E. Lai, M.D. is one of 1,376 surgery physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 2010, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 54% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 721 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 surgery physician records list a practice address in Saint Clair Shores
They are 19 of the 1,255 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Clair Shores, and 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan.
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- Kimberly Coughlin, MDSaint Clair Shores, MI 480811356791636
- Alexandria Glenn, M.D.Saint Clair Shores, MI 480811972730067
- Shoshana Hallowell, M.D.Saint Clair Shores, MI 480811528371895
- Steven Hendrick, MDSaint Clair Shores, MI 480811154391381
- Venkat Modukuru, MBBS MD MRCSSaint Clair Shores, MI 480811841621752
- Moutamn Sadoun, M.D.Saint Clair Shores, MI 480811528321809
Common questions
What is Christopher E. Lai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher E. Lai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972827871, issued on Mar 22, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher E. Lai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 29000 Little Mack Ave Ste B, Saint Clair Shores, MI, 48081. Phone: (586) 774-8811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher E. Lai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301114101, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher E. Lai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher E. Lai, M.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher E. Lai, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.4 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.