NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kha Lai, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Palo Alto, CA

Kha Lai, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1598119208, issued on Apr 19, 2016. Check the license (California A153947, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598119208
Name
Kha Lai
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A153947 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone
(650) 321-4121
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2016
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190524001908); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2016
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 795 EL Camino Real

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Arman Abdalkhani, MDOtolaryngology Physician1356536130
  3. Sara AbrahamsInternal Medicine Physician1952988354
  4. Nana Efua Adabie, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1437647732
  5. Amy Adams, M.D.Dermatology Physician1679643928
  6. William Adams, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1447487830

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

218 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kha Lai218
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide18 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt12 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl12 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

  1. Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSan Francisco, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kha Lai among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Kha Lai, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2016, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

112 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto

They are 112 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Arias, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011104836535
  2. Madeleine Blaurock, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011154407674
  3. Sumitra Chari, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011588680631
  4. Walter Cheng, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011407920945
  5. Lawrence Crane, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011730294653
  6. John Cunniff, MDPalo Alto, CA 943011255446449
  7. Crystal Evey, M.D.Palo Alto, CA 943011730361122
  8. Kathleen ForcierPalo Alto, CA 943011306034822

Common questions

What is Kha Lai, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kha Lai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598119208, issued on Apr 19, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kha Lai, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 795 EL Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 321-4121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kha Lai, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A153947, 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 Kha Lai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kha Lai, M.D. had 218 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.