Individual provider Active NPI

James M. Lai, M.D.

  • Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • New York, NY
National Provider Identifier
1790823888
Registry record updated Mar 15, 2023
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RG0300X
License
320923 Issued in NY
Practice address
550 1St Ave
New York, NY 10016-6402
Phone
(212) 263-7300
Fax
(212) 263-8995
NPI assigned
Feb 2, 2007
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Mar 15, 2023

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

Specialties & licenses 4

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X 320923 NY Primary
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X 320923 NY
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X 041927 CT
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X 041927 CT

Addresses

Primary practice location

550 1St Ave
New York, NY 10016-6402

Mailing address

550 1St Ave
New York, NY 10016-6402
Phone (212) 263-7300

Other practice location 1

20 York St
CB-2041
New Haven, CT 06510-3220
Phone (203) 688-4748

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in NY
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

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20230223002203 NY Practitioner - Geriatric MedicinePractitioner - Hospitalist 3274637491 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Geriatric MedicineAlso: Hospitalist
Education
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2000
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices
New York UniversityGroup PAC ID 1355232422, 5,925 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

111 Broadway
New York, NY 10006-1901
Phone (212) 263-9700

622 W 168TH St
New York, NY 10032-3720
Phone (212) 305-9876

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
90.8 of 100Reported as group
Quality
91.79
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
75.18

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
041927CTMDHospitalist Physician
320923NYMDHospitalist Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
New York University CurrentSince Mar 1, 2023 Accepting new patients
New York University CurrentSince Mar 1, 2023 Accepting new patients
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York CurrentSince Jun 26, 2025 Accepting new patients
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York CurrentSince Jun 26, 2025 Accepting new patients
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Current Accepting new patients
NYU Langone Hospitals Past Accepting new patients

Locations

630 W 168th St
#4
New York, NY 10032
Phone (212) 305-6387

161 Fort Washington Ave
New York, NY 10032
Phone (212) 305-8559

550 1st Ave
New York, NY 10016
Phone (212) 263-3293

622 W 168th St
New York, NY 10032
Phone (212) 305-4931

Networks

  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H5989
  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H3359
  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H1722
  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H9678

Interoperability endpoints

  • FHIR API: https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/R4/
  • FHIR API: https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/DSTU2/

Organizations & group practices 6

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.

Hospital & facility affiliations 5

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

NPI Registry JSON

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

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            "fax_number": "203-688-4740",
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        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2007-02-02",
        "last_updated": "2023-03-15",
        "certification_date": "2023-03-15",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "state": "CT",
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}

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