Ernest Lai, MD
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician · Orange, CA
Ernest Lai, MD is a neonatal-perinatal medicine physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1114488194, issued on Mar 30, 2019. Check the license (California A179393, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest Lai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician 2080N0001X
- License number
- A179393 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 W LA Veta Ave, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (714) 509-4373
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1201 W LA Veta Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ernest Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A179393Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $94.38
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Chiesi USA, Inc. The 875 providers of this specialty with any payment received $849.08 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.
Ernest Lai among 871 neonatal-perinatal medicine physician records in California
Ernest Lai, MD is one of 871 neonatal-perinatal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080N0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 871 neonatal-perinatal medicine physician records in California.
All 871 in California → Every provider in Orange → Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 neonatal-perinatal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Irfan Ahmad, MDOrange, CA 928681699790139
- Ragnar Amlie, M.D.Orange, CA 928681972696433
- Daryoush Bassiri, M.D.Orange, CA 928681154414639
- Kushal Bhakta, M.D.Orange, CA 928681952338063
- Shelley Bose, MDOrange, CA 928681114031762
- Bernard Hannam, D.O.Orange, CA 928681083676662
- Terrie Inder, MDOrange, CA 928681013933324
- Ravi Krishnan, MDOrange, CA 928681588640197
Common questions
What is Ernest Lai, MD's NPI number?
Ernest Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114488194, issued on Mar 30, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest Lai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 W LA Veta Ave, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 509-4373. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest Lai, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A179393, 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.
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.