Irene Lai, D.D.S.
Dentist · Torrance, CA
Irene Lai, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1740521897, issued on Mar 13, 2013. Check the license (California 100867, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Irene Lai
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License numbers
- 100867 CA
057678-1 NY
057978-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 21502 Linda Dr, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (917) 975-2097
- Enumerated
- Mar 13, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Irene Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 100867Check 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: $20.66
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was OraPharma, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Irene Lai among 14,729 dentist records in California
Irene Lai, D.D.S. is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
127 dentist records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 127 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 14,729 dentist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Irene Lai, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Irene Lai, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740521897, issued on Mar 13, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Irene Lai, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21502 Linda Dr, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (917) 975-2097. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Irene Lai, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 100867, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.