Michelle Lai, MPH, PA-C
Physician Assistant · San Francisco, CA
Michelle Lai, MPH, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1023663762, issued on Aug 8, 2019. Check the license (California PA57010, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Lai
- Credential
- MPH, PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA57010 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2395 Lombard St, San Francisco, CA 94123
- Phone
- (415) 796-2242
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191227002106); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2395 Lombard St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michelle Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA57010Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
152 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ucsf Health Medical FoundationSan Bruno, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Lai among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Michelle Lai, MPH, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
All 14,451 in California → Every provider in San Francisco → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher AlveySan Francisco, CA 941231851842009
- Joel Depaoli, PASan Francisco, CA 941231316391642
- Victoria Fung, PASan Francisco, CA 941231700522539
- Vanessa Hashim, MSPASan Francisco, CA 941231245781335
- Christy Hollis, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941231215176227
- Julia Marn, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941231679047088
- Paula Molina, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941231912377177
- Nicole Moy, PA-CSan Francisco, CA 941231043992811
Common questions
What is Michelle Lai, MPH, PA-C's NPI number?
Michelle Lai, MPH, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023663762, issued on Aug 8, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Lai, MPH, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2395 Lombard St, San Francisco, CA, 94123. Phone: (415) 796-2242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Lai, MPH, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA57010, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michelle Lai, MPH, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Lai, MPH, PA-C had 152 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle Lai, MPH, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.