Thao Lai
Family Nurse Practitioner · Santa Ana, CA
Thao Lai is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Santa Ana, California, and NPI 1255793840, issued on Mar 23, 2016. Check the license (California 95004008, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thao Lai
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 95004008 CA
687071 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 720 N Tustin Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705
- Phone
- (714) 664-0045
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170502001767); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thao 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 95004008Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $152.73
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shionogi Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Infectious Disease Associates OF Orange County IncSanta Ana, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thao Lai among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Thao Lai is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 35% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 35% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
113 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Santa Ana
They are 113 of the 8,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Ana, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
All 16,966 in California → Every provider in Santa Ana → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Thao Lai's NPI number?
Thao Lai's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255793840, issued on Mar 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thao Lai located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 720 N Tustin Ave, Santa Ana, CA, 92705. Phone: (714) 664-0045. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thao Lai's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95004008, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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.