Monica Lai
Optometrist · North Olmsted, OH
Monica Lai is an optometrist with a practice address in North Olmsted, Ohio, and NPI 1598210486, issued on Aug 20, 2016. Check the license (Ohio 6482, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Monica Lai
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 6482 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 652 Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH 44070
- Phone
- (440) 734-5037
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180815001943); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Monica Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 6482Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dr. George D. Poulos And Associates, Inc.North Olmsted, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Monica Lai among 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio
Monica Lai is one of 2,443 optometrist records with a practice address in Ohio. 71% 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 76% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 1,466 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 optometrist records list a practice address in North Olmsted
They are 17 of the 417 NPPES records with a practice address in North Olmsted, and 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dawn Barkan, O.D.North Olmsted, OH 440701235238825
- Ernest Brazina, O.D.North Olmsted, OH 440701386608800
- Craig Cerny, O.D.North Olmsted, OH 440701851584387
- Laura Chonko, O.D.North Olmsted, OH 440701043371255
- John Dobney, O.D.North Olmsted, OH 440701912918533
- Harry Gray, O.D., PH.D.North Olmsted, OH 440701033257019
- Philip Huffman, O.D.North Olmsted, OH 440701811007354
- James Kershaw, O.D.North Olmsted, OH 440701619991478
Common questions
What is Monica Lai's NPI number?
Monica Lai's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598210486, issued on Aug 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Monica Lai located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 652 Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH, 44070. Phone: (440) 734-5037. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Monica Lai's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 6482, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.