Nam Minh Lai, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Torrance, CA
Nam Minh Lai, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1487677977, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (California G53709, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nam Minh Lai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G53709 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3465 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (310) 792-3914
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (855) 898-4055
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090917000148); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nam Minh Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G53709Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,445 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium421 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate288 claims
- Losartan Potassium212 claims
- Metformin Hcl195 claims
- Simvastatin143 claims
- Omeprazole86 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $120.40
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Nam Minh Lai among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Nam Minh Lai, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
231 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Torrance
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Common questions
What is Nam Minh Lai, MD's NPI number?
Nam Minh Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487677977, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nam Minh Lai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3465 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 792-3914. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nam Minh Lai, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G53709, 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 Nam Minh Lai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nam Minh Lai, MD had 3,445 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.