Kevin Lai, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · New York, NY
Kevin Lai, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1457614968, issued on Jun 19, 2012. Check the license (New York 265642, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin Lai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 265642 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 139 Centre St Ste 610, New York, NY 10013
- Phone
- (212) 966-5880
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150717001734); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 139 Centre St Ste 610
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Zi Rui Li, ODOptometrist1871475483
Verify Kevin Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 265642Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
9,476 Medicare Part D claims for 1,656 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 67% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bepotastine Besilate1,494 claims
- Restasis1,318 claims
- Azelastine Hcl1,218 claims
- Xiidra1,175 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate614 claims
- Lotemax Sm477 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: $526.60
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Vision Care Ophthalmology PCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kevin Lai among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Kevin Lai, MD is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
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- Melissa Leung, M.D.New York, NY 100131982608444
- Andrew Naing, M.D.New York, NY 100131609968833
- Bingjing Roberts, M.D.New York, NY 100131184629503
- David ShuNew York, NY 100131053329342
Common questions
What is Kevin Lai, MD's NPI number?
Kevin Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457614968, issued on Jun 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin Lai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 139 Centre St Ste 610, New York, NY, 10013. Phone: (212) 966-5880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin Lai, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 265642, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kevin Lai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin Lai, MD had 9,476 Medicare Part D claims for 1,656 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.