NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Christian Lai, MD

Plastic Surgery Physician · Kansas City, KS

Eric Christian Lai, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Kansas, and NPI 1104082783, issued on Aug 1, 2008. Check the license (Kansas 04-38314, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104082783
Name
Eric Christian Lai
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License numbers
04-38314 KS
2015026143 MO
P3185 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160
Phone
(913) 588-2000
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(913) 588-2061
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151028001559); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2005
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3901 Rainbow Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Belal AbousaidaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518662808
  2. Baker Abu Sa'Alek, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952098915
  3. Qays Abu-SaymehStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578410494
  4. Ahmad AbuzinadahNeuromuscular Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician1073941761
  5. Emmanuel Adomako, MB, CHBNephrology Physician1861948184
  6. Apurv Agarwal, M.DClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1043836364

Verify Eric Christian Lai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

37 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Eric Lai37
  2. Specialty average93

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): 91.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $565.31

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mesh Suture Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Eric Lai$565.31
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

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

  1. Kansas University Physicians IncKansas City, KS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Eric Christian Lai among 47 plastic surgery physician records in Kansas

Eric Christian Lai, MD is one of 47 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2002 among the 27 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Kansas

There are 47 plastic surgery physician records in Kansas.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sydney Bormann, MDKansas City, KS 661601811749989
  2. James Butterworth, MBBCHKansas City, KS 661601881618429
  3. Julian Diaz Abele, MDKansas City, KS 661601215541594
  4. Eric Forney, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601841721826
  5. Trent James, MDKansas City, KS 661601679414411
  6. Richard Korentager, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601952337735
  7. Matthew MillerKansas City, KS 661601235691841
  8. Connor Miller, MDKansas City, KS 661601700638558

Common questions

What is Eric Christian Lai, MD's NPI number?

Eric Christian Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104082783, issued on Aug 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Christian Lai, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS, 66160. Phone: (913) 588-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Christian Lai, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-38314, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Eric Christian Lai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Christian Lai, MD had 37 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Eric Christian Lai, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 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.

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