NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wilson C. Lai, MD

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Santa Cruz, CA

Wilson C. Lai, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1689231425, issued on May 28, 2019. Check the license (California A181781, 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
1689231425
Name
Wilson C. Lai
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
A181781 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2907 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Phone
(831) 477-2325
Enumerated
May 28, 2019
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250904004941); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2018
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 2907 Chanticleer Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Anabel Albano, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1336335611
  3. Kelli Beingesser, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1730144528
  4. Tamara Belkin, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1871612853
  5. Karl Christoffersen, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1407835556
  6. Adwoa Christy, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1225017379

Verify Wilson C. 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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Wilson Lai24
  2. Specialty average288

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: $24,962.99

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Wilson Lai$24,963
  2. Specialty average$19,779

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 Bay Medical FoundationSanta Cruz, CA

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

Wilson C. Lai among 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California

Wilson C. Lai, MD is one of 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California.

All 384 in California → Every provider in Santa Cruz → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Welle, D.O.Santa Cruz, CA 950651285711242
  2. Faisal Mirza, MD, FRCSCWatsonville, CA 950761528087178
  3. John Kao, M.D.Santa Clara, CA 950501790840858
  4. Saranya Sethuraman, MDSanta Clara, CA 950501124552351
  5. Eli Chen, M.D.Morgan Hill, CA 950371912220138
  6. Maury Harwood, M.D.Morgan Hill, CA 950371043391352
  7. Nathaniel Cohen, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321437187051
  8. Nicholas Colyvas, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950321134148232

Common questions

What is Wilson C. Lai, MD's NPI number?

Wilson C. Lai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689231425, issued on May 28, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wilson C. Lai, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2907 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 477-2325. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wilson C. Lai, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A181781, 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 Wilson C. Lai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wilson C. Lai, MD had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.