Tristan T. Lai, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Spring Branch, TX
Tristan T. Lai, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Spring Branch, Texas, and NPI 1699976217, issued on May 30, 2007. Check the license (Texas N5796, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tristan T. Lai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- N5796 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 19750 State Highway 46 W Ste 104, Spring Branch, TX 78070
- Phone
- (830) 515-5131
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2022
- Fax
- (833) 597-7547
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171206000401); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tristan T. Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N5796Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
3,022 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 1,611 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen834 claims
- Gabapentin257 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl243 claims
- Celecoxib219 claims
- Methocarbamol172 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen122 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: $3,884.69
67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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.
Tristan T. Lai among 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas
Tristan T. Lai, MD is one of 301 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 250 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Texas
There are 301 interventional pain medicine physician records in Texas.
All 301 in Texas → Every provider in Spring Branch → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Justin Vigil, M.D.Ingram, TX 780251346223211
- Jack Chapman, MDNew Braunfels, TX 781301710975701
- James Davis, MDNew Braunfels, TX 781301255313581
- Eric Miller, MDNew Braunfels, TX 781301619974789
- Jason Williams, M.D.New Braunfels, TX 781301144234279
- Rajesh Sharma, MDBoerne, TX 780061891004388
- Alan Swearingen, M.D.Boerne, TX 780061245588672
- Colton Besett, MDSchertz, TX 781541114507647
Common questions
What is Tristan T. Lai, MD's NPI number?
Tristan T. Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699976217, issued on May 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tristan T. Lai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19750 State Highway 46 W Ste 104, Spring Branch, TX, 78070. Phone: (830) 515-5131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tristan T. Lai, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N5796, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tristan T. Lai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tristan T. Lai, MD had 3,022 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.