Shin-Yi Lai, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Worcester, MA
Shin-Yi Lai, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1376651695, issued on Aug 27, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 224107, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shin-Yi Lai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 224107 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester, MA 01608
- Phone
- (508) 393-6025
- Enumerated
- Aug 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040712000702); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shin-Yi Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 224107Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Sansum ClinicSanta Barbara, CA
- Santa Ynez River Physicians PCLompoc, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shin-Yi Lai among 1,829 emergency medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Shin-Yi Lai, M.D. is one of 1,829 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 82% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2011 among the 1,200 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
216 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Worcester
They are 216 of the 13,166 NPPES records with a practice address in Worcester, and 1,829 emergency medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
All 1,829 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Worcester → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Shin-Yi Lai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shin-Yi Lai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376651695, issued on Aug 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shin-Yi Lai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester, MA, 01608. Phone: (508) 393-6025. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shin-Yi Lai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 224107, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shin-Yi Lai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shin-Yi Lai, M.D. had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.