Lingo Y. Lai, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Morgantown, WV
Lingo Y. Lai, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Morgantown, West Virginia, and NPI 1659692390, issued on Jun 17, 2010. Check the license (West Virginia 26639, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lingo Y. Lai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 26639 WV
2014-01556 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV 26505
- Phone
- (304) 598-6925
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2010
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151020002054); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lingo Y. Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 26639Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,829 Medicare Part D claims for 447 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate463 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine205 claims
- Ofloxacin183 claims
- Restasis162 claims
- Moxifloxacin99 claims
- Minocycline Hcl90 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $42.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 2 group practices
- St Joseph's Hospital OF Buckhannon IncBuckhannon, WV
- West Virginia University Medical CorporationMorgantown, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lingo Y. Lai among 106 ophthalmology physician records in West Virginia
Lingo Y. Lai, M.D. is one of 106 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 1996 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207W00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 106 ophthalmology physician records in West Virginia.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Heath Lemley, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265051215000369
- Mark Mayle, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265051528131703
- David McClure, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265051851464028
- Gary Miller, MDMorgantown, WV 265051588866818
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Common questions
What is Lingo Y. Lai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lingo Y. Lai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659692390, issued on Jun 17, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lingo Y. Lai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV, 26505. Phone: (304) 598-6925. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lingo Y. Lai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 26639, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lingo Y. Lai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lingo Y. Lai, M.D. had 1,829 Medicare Part D claims for 447 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lingo Y. Lai, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.