Edward Chi Lai, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · New York, NY
Edward Chi Lai, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1255481701, issued on Jan 10, 2007. Check the license (New York 237433, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Chi Lai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 237433 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1305 York Ave, New York, NY 10021
- Phone
- (646) 962-2020
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070702000670); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Chi Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 237433Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,528 Medicare Part D claims for 416 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine315 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate302 claims
- Moxifloxacin294 claims
- Restasis184 claims
- Cyclosporine105 claims
- Xiidra67 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): 100 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: $15.87
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Weill Medical College OF CornellNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Chi Lai among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Edward Chi Lai, M.D. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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 66% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 66% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1995 among the 1,215 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 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Edward Chi Lai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward Chi Lai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255481701, issued on Jan 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Chi Lai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1305 York Ave, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (646) 962-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Chi Lai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 237433, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward Chi Lai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Chi Lai, M.D. had 1,528 Medicare Part D claims for 416 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward Chi Lai, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.