Kent M. Lai, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Yuba City, CA
Kent M. Lai, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Yuba City, California, and NPI 1710402672, issued on Aug 11, 2017. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent M. Lai
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- Practice location
- 1233 Plumas St Ste A, Yuba City, CA 95991
- Phone
- (530) 671-2020
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2017
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 671-3096
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171018003481); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1233 Plumas St Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Pacheco, PAMedical Physician Assistant1215412655
Verify Kent M. Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,413 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 226 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium412 claims
- Lisinopril239 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium164 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate160 claims
- Ibuprofen157 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen147 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kent M. Lai among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Kent M. Lai, DO is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Yuba City
They are 53 of the 1,726 NPPES records with a practice address in Yuba City, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Kent M. Lai, DO's NPI number?
Kent M. Lai, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710402672, issued on Aug 11, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent M. Lai, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1233 Plumas St Ste A, Yuba City, CA, 95991. Phone: (530) 671-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent M. Lai, DO's license?
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 Kent M. Lai, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent M. Lai, DO had 5,413 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.