John J. Lah, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Whittier, CA
John J. Lah, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Whittier, California, and NPI 1437221272, issued on Nov 15, 2006. Check the license (California A76371, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John J. Lah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A76371 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15141 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA 90603
- Phone
- (562) 698-0306
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 693-7016
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070301000603); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John J. Lah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A76371Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
349 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole83 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium50 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf31 claims
- Clenpiq26 claims
- Cholestyramine20 claims
- Mesalamine14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,164.55
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- United Medical DoctorsFallbrook, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John J. Lah among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
John J. Lah, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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- Katherine Kim, MDWhittier, CA 906021184087736
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Common questions
What is John J. Lah, MD's NPI number?
John J. Lah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437221272, issued on Nov 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John J. Lah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15141 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA, 90603. Phone: (562) 698-0306. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John J. Lah, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A76371, 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 John J. Lah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John J. Lah, MD had 349 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John J. Lah, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.