Shing-Hwa Lai, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Richmond, CA
Shing-Hwa Lai, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Richmond, California, and NPI 1417293143, issued on Dec 28, 2012. Check the license (California 21491, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shing-Hwa Lai
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 21491 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3504 Park Ridge Dr, Richmond, CA 94806
- Phone
- (510) 758-5484
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170621002452); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shing-Hwa 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 21491Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
991 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Entecavir645 claims
- Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate200 claims
- Adefovir Dipivoxil75 claims
- Lamivudine Hbv31 claims
- Vemlidy26 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncRichmond, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shing-Hwa Lai among 8,223 nurse practitioner records in California
Shing-Hwa Lai, NP is one of 8,223 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 37% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2017 among the 3,425 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Shing-Hwa Lai, NP's NPI number?
Shing-Hwa Lai, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417293143, issued on Dec 28, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shing-Hwa Lai, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3504 Park Ridge Dr, Richmond, CA, 94806. Phone: (510) 758-5484. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shing-Hwa Lai, NP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 21491, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shing-Hwa Lai, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shing-Hwa Lai, NP had 991 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.