NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tony Y. Lai, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Sacramento, CA

Tony Y. Lai, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1902126873, issued on Jun 2, 2010. Check the license (California A118858, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902126873
Name
Tony Y. Lai
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A118858 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1201 Alhambra Blvd Ste 330, Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone
(916) 731-7770
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2010
Record last updated
Jul 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(916) 731-7851
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130724000420); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1201 Alhambra Blvd Ste 330

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Verify Tony Y. Lai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,697 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 159 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tony Lai2,697
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium173 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen112 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate97 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium91 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium87 claims
  6. Omeprazole81 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: $273.75

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tony Lai$273.75
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Sutter Valley Medical FoundationSacramento, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Tony Y. Lai among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Tony Y. Lai, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

473 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sacramento

They are 473 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

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  4. Natasha Fine, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161477544070
  5. Kimette Marta, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161912904228
  6. Deborah Mowe, MDSacramento, CA 958161184601783
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Common questions

What is Tony Y. Lai, M.D.'s NPI number?

Tony Y. Lai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902126873, issued on Jun 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tony Y. Lai, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 Alhambra Blvd Ste 330, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 731-7770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tony Y. Lai, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A118858, 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 Tony Y. Lai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tony Y. Lai, M.D. had 2,697 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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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.