Christopher C Lai, MD

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X

License

A66701 Issued in CA

Practice address

196 W Legion Rd
Brawley, CA 92227-7713

Phone

(209) 956-7725

Fax

(760) 344-4309

NPI assigned

Feb 6, 2007

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery, 1994

Medicare assignment

May accept Medicare assignment

Group practices

Christopher C Lai MD a Professional CorporationGroup PAC ID 7315850526, 2 clinicians

Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo IncGroup PAC ID 5496657082, shared by 11 NPIs, 42 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Uni Care Home Care Inc Home health agency, El Centro, CA, CCN 057415
• Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District Hospital, Brawley, CA, CCN 050342
• El Centro Regional Medical Center Hospital, El Centro, CA, CCN 050045

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

72.76 of 100Reported as individual

Quality

39.63

Improvement activities

40

Cost

65.66

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPD

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: clai@direct.westerndental.com
• Direct secure messaging: christopher.lai.p1@direct.cdsdp.nextgenshare.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Christopher C Lai MD a Professional Corporation

  • Surgery Physician
  • Brawley, CA
  • NPI 1235312216
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD Authorized official
• Imperial Manor Skilled Nursing Inc

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Brawley, CA
  • NPI 1912662883
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Legacy MD Medical Group Inc

  • General Practice Physician
  • El Centro, CA
  • NPI 1073210753

  Orthopaedic Surgery

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo, Inc.

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Winterhaven, CA
  • NPI 1124109202
  NPD (past)
• Easyaccess Medical Group, Inc

  • Urgent Care Clinic/Center
  • Calexico, CA
  • NPI 1386160810
  NPD (past)
• Legacy MD Medical Group Inc

  • Cardiac Rehabilitation Registered Nurse
  • Calexico, CA
  • NPI 1285494351
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• El Centro Regional Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • El Centro, CA
  • NPI 1861409823
  Care Compare affiliation
• Imperial Valley Healthcare District

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Brawley, CA
  • NPI 1184429185
  Care Compare affiliation
• Uni Care Home Care Inc.

  • Home Health Agency
  • El Centro, CA
  • NPI 1003215518
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Brawley, CA
• Providers in Brawley, CA by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 24, 2021; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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