James Edward Lai, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Oakland, CA
James Edward Lai, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1407992001, issued on Jan 30, 2007. Check the license (California A137051, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Edward Lai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- A137051 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 365 Hawthorne Ave Ste 201, Oakland, CA 94609
- Phone
- (510) 452-1345
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 16, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151029001618); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 365 Hawthorne Ave Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Angela Chin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1891173027
- Marian Dahmer, P.A.Physician Assistant1164700258
- Cheryl Eldridge, PA-CPhysician Assistant1336246438
- Andrea Giovanelli, PAPhysician Assistant1376050823
- Leighann Giriunas, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1942764097
- Mitul Kadakia, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1417157652
Verify James Edward Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A137051Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,726 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium236 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate172 claims
- Eliquis130 claims
- Carvedilol125 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium104 claims
- Xarelto81 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: $432.55
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationOrinda, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Edward Lai among 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California
James Edward Lai, MD is one of 632 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2001 among the 526 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 207RI0011X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California.
All 632 in California → Every provider in Oakland → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Chiu, MDOakland, CA 946091629007000
- Robert Feldman, MDOakland, CA 946091740219062
- Eric Johnson, MDOakland, CA 946091043249642
- Mitul Kadakia, MDOakland, CA 946091417157652
- Richard Terry, MDOakland, CA 946091841229168
- Rani Upadhyay, M.D.Oakland, CA 946091770855009
- Gary Woodworth, MDOakland, CA 946091487683082
- Ralph Brindis, MDOakland, CA 946111689752479
Common questions
What is James Edward Lai, MD's NPI number?
James Edward Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407992001, issued on Jan 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Edward Lai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 365 Hawthorne Ave Ste 201, Oakland, CA, 94609. Phone: (510) 452-1345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Edward Lai, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A137051, 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.
How much does James Edward Lai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Edward Lai, MD had 1,726 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.