Kathryn Lai, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Edinburg, TX
Kathryn Lai, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1588079529, issued on Jun 29, 2014. Check the license (Texas S5961, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathryn Lai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- S5961 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5501 S Mccoll RD, Edinburg, TX 78539
- Phone
- (956) 362-8677
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2026
- Fax
- (956) 362-7253
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200727001084); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5501 S Mccoll RD
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Verify Kathryn Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S5961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Genesis Medical Group, LLCZanesville, OH
- Renaissance ICU GroupEdinburg, TX
- Valley Intensivists, Pulmonologists And Sleep Specialists, P.L.L.C.McAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kathryn Lai among 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas
Kathryn Lai, M.D. is one of 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2014, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2007 among the 346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 413 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.
All 413 in Texas → Every provider in Edinburg → Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jaime Deseda, MDEdinburg, TX 785391629495098
- Jayanth Lakshmikanth, MDEdinburg, TX 785391508271404
- David London, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391326425182
- German Luy, MDEdinburg, TX 785391427260132
- Satish Nandyala, MD, MPHEdinburg, TX 785391619107885
- Andrew Phillips, MDEdinburg, TX 785391770849820
- Manuel Ramos Ramirez, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391790190296
- Javier Cabello Garza, MDHarlingen, TX 785501073710984
Common questions
What is Kathryn Lai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kathryn Lai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588079529, issued on Jun 29, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathryn Lai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5501 S Mccoll RD, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 362-8677. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathryn Lai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S5961, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.