Tung N. Lai, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Tung N. Lai, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1154317022, issued on Sep 26, 2005. Check the license (California A76454, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tung N. Lai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A76454 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10737 Camino Ruiz, San Diego, CA 92126
- Phone
- (858) 653-0147
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 653-0432
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060330000642); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 10737 Camino Ruiz
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tung N. Lai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A76454Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
18,384 Medicare Part D claims for 916 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 285 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,557 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate1,060 claims
- Metformin Hcl678 claims
- Omeprazole595 claims
- Losartan Potassium513 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide491 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: $20.38
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationSan Diego, CA
- Focus ON Health IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Tung N. Lai, MD's NPI number?
Tung N. Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154317022, issued on Sep 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tung N. Lai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10737 Camino Ruiz, San Diego, CA, 92126. Phone: (858) 653-0147. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tung N. Lai, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A76454, 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 Tung N. Lai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tung N. Lai, MD had 18,384 Medicare Part D claims for 916 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.