Eugene C. Lai, M.D., PH.D
Neurology Physician · Houston, TX
Eugene C. Lai, M.D., PH.D is a neurology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1790871002, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas H1979, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eugene C. Lai
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- H1979 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 441-3780
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 790-6468
- Medicaid IDs
- 125027605 TX
125027601 TX
125027606 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101221000192); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6560 Fannin St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Eugene C. Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H1979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
3,667 Medicare Part D claims for 426 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa601 claims
- Donepezil Hcl493 claims
- Sertraline Hcl316 claims
- Memantine Hcl243 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er206 claims
- Clonazepam161 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,466.42
109 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eugene C. Lai among 1,382 neurology physician records in Texas
Eugene C. Lai, M.D., PH.D is one of 1,382 neurology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 930 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Texas 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 Eugene C. Lai, M.D., PH.D's NPI number?
Eugene C. Lai, M.D., PH.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790871002, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eugene C. Lai, M.D., PH.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-3780. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eugene C. Lai, M.D., PH.D's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H1979, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eugene C. Lai, M.D., PH.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eugene C. Lai, M.D., PH.D had 3,667 Medicare Part D claims for 426 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.