Ming Hei Lai, RPH
Pharmacist · Los Angeles, CA
Ming Hei Lai, RPH is a pharmacist with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1053442897, issued on Mar 7, 2007. Check the license (California RPH63865, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ming Hei Lai
- Credential
- RPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License numbers
- RPH63865 CA
PH00054708 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3550 S LA Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016
- Phone
- (323) 293-9397
- Enumerated
- Mar 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (323) 293-2832
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3550 S LA Brea Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ming Hei 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 RPH63865Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 97% of the cost of the top drugs
115 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Twinrix39 claims
- Shingrix27 claims
- Arexvy22 claims
- Abrysvo15 claims
- Boostrix Tdap11 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.
Ming Hei Lai among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Ming Hei Lai, RPH is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 6% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,765 pharmacist records list a practice address in Los Angeles
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Common questions
What is Ming Hei Lai, RPH's NPI number?
Ming Hei Lai, RPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053442897, issued on Mar 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ming Hei Lai, RPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3550 S LA Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90016. Phone: (323) 293-9397. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ming Hei Lai, RPH's license?
NPPES lists California license number RPH63865, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ming Hei Lai, RPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ming Hei Lai, RPH had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.