Maria Elena Lai, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · La Mesa, CA
Maria Elena Lai, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1588645048, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (California A73439, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Elena Lai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A73439 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8881 Fletcher Pkwy, La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (619) 460-3311
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- ZZ36915Z CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Elena Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A73439Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
860 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium86 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium71 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate43 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl41 claims
- Losartan Potassium32 claims
- Potassium Chloride30 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.
Maria Elena Lai among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Maria Elena Lai, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- 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).
67 family medicine physician records list a practice address in La Mesa
They are 67 of the 2,168 NPPES records with a practice address in La Mesa, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Frederick Jenkin, PHYSICIANLa Mesa, CA 919421225069123
- Bradham Kesling, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421841224805
- Robert Lajvardi, MDLa Mesa, CA 919421235187568
- Paula Leibham, NPLa Mesa, CA 919421114944899
- Joseph Leonard, M.D.La Mesa, CA 919421124086590
Common questions
What is Maria Elena Lai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Maria Elena Lai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588645048, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Elena Lai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8881 Fletcher Pkwy, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 460-3311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Elena Lai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A73439, 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 Maria Elena Lai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Elena Lai, M.D. had 860 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.