Josephine Lai, O.D.
Optometrist · Lancaster, CA
Josephine Lai, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lancaster, California, and NPI 1225068836, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (California 12598, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Josephine Lai
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 12598 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1739 W Avenue J, Lancaster, CA 93534
- Phone
- (661) 945-4502
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1739 W Avenue J
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Josephine 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 12598Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $69.37
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
37 optometrist records list a Lancaster practice address
They are 37 of the 4,273 NPPES records with a Lancaster practice address, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
All 37 in Lancaster → All 8,308 in California → Every provider in Lancaster →
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- Christopher Abbott, O.D.Santee, CA1417936220
- Sara Abboud, ODAlbany, CA1649052846
- Ghezal Abdali, O.D.Tustin, CA1770688640
- Nahid Abdali, O.D.San Ramon, CA1700210242
- Yasmeen AbdelfattahIrvine, CA1417786617
- Marina Abdou, ODUpland, CA1356017321
- Angela Abe, OPTModesto, CA1336108885
Common questions
What is Josephine Lai, O.D.'s NPI number?
Josephine Lai, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225068836, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Josephine Lai, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1739 W Avenue J, Lancaster, CA, 93534. Phone: (661) 945-4502. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Josephine Lai, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 12598, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Josephine Lai, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Josephine Lai, O.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.