Horng-Chyi Richard Lai, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Gillette, WY
Horng-Chyi Richard Lai, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Gillette, Wyoming, and NPI 1528385598, issued on Apr 29, 2010. Check the license (Wyoming 17828C, as entered in NPPES) on the Wyoming Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Horng-Chyi Richard Lai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 17828C WY
MED-PHYS-LIC41445 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 469 Highway 50, Gillette, WY 82718
- Phone
- (307) 387-9850
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2010
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Fax
- (307) 387-9890
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250324003634); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
6 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 7 in Wyoming → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 469 Highway 50
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Hammad Ali, M.DRheumatology Physician1881182665
- Ryan Black, D.O.Otolaryngology Physician1619024544
- Adel Bozorgzadeh, MDSurgery Physician1083640825
- Julie Centner, APRN FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1326464108
- Tarah Chamberlain, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1831490820
- Daniel Davidovich Young, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1457615544
Verify Horng-Chyi Richard Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWyoming Board of Medicine
Search for license 17828CCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,517 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 295 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone437 claims
- Tramadol Hcl271 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate213 claims
- Methotrexate185 claims
- Celecoxib157 claims
- Leflunomide136 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $83,034.30
235 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Hoskinson Health And Wellness Clinic LLCGillette, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Wyoming
There are 7 rheumatology physician records in Wyoming.
All 7 in Wyoming → Every provider in Gillette → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 6 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hammad Ali, M.DGillette, WY 827181881182665
- Benjamin Widener, M.D.Sheridan, WY 828011487944484
- Christian Dequet, D.O.Casper, WY 826091639195357
- Howard Schneider, MDCheyenne, WY 820091629188552
- Robert Monger, MDCheyenne, WY 820011982687950
- Augusto Quilon, MDCheyenne, WY 820011437362266
Common questions
What is Horng-Chyi Richard Lai, MD's NPI number?
Horng-Chyi Richard Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528385598, issued on Apr 29, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Horng-Chyi Richard Lai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 469 Highway 50, Gillette, WY, 82718. Phone: (307) 387-9850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Horng-Chyi Richard Lai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wyoming license number 17828C, as entered by the provider. Search the Wyoming Board of Medicine at https://wyomedboard.wyo.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Horng-Chyi Richard Lai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Horng-Chyi Richard Lai, MD had 2,517 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Horng-Chyi Richard Lai, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.