NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Grace Yee Yan Lai, M.D., PH. D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA

Grace Yee Yan Lai, M.D., PH. D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1851785109, issued on Mar 25, 2015. Check the license (California A176698, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851785109
Name
Grace Yee Yan Lai
Credential
M.D., PH. D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
A176698 CA
1851785109 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
550 16TH St, San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone
(415) 476-3581
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2015
Record last updated
Jun 30, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260113002880); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2015
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 550 16TH St

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $725.99

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Irras USA, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Grace Lai$726
  2. Specialty average$14,926

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Grace Yee Yan Lai among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California

Grace Yee Yan Lai, M.D., PH. D. is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Manish Aghi, MD PHDSan Francisco, CA 941431689647778
  2. Christopher Ames, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431265485155
  3. Mitchel Berger, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431538117981
  4. Nicholas Butowski, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431184681009
  5. Susan Chang, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431346299518
  6. Nalin Gupta, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431811955438
  7. Evren Keles, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431407872674
  8. Praveen Mummaneni, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431407960099

Common questions

What is Grace Yee Yan Lai, M.D., PH. D.'s NPI number?

Grace Yee Yan Lai, M.D., PH. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851785109, issued on Mar 25, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Grace Yee Yan Lai, M.D., PH. D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 16TH St, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-3581. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Grace Yee Yan Lai, M.D., PH. D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A176698, 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.

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