Steve H Lai, OD PA

Primary specialty

OptometristTaxonomy code 152W00000X

License

5255TG Issued in TX

Practice address

9935 S Post Oak Rd
Houston, TX 77096-4309

Phone

(713) 721-7717

Fax

(713) 721-7738

NPI assigned

Dec 20, 2006

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 names 1

• Dr. Steven H Lai Professional name

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: No
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Optometry

Education

University of Houston - College of Optometry, 1996

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy, Physician Assistant

State licenses

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.

• Steve H. Lai OD PA

  • Optometrist
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1528310182
  Medicare reassignment
• Vision Source - Chambers Town Center PLLC

  • Optometrist
  • Baytown, TX
  • NPI 1073047734
  Medicare reassignment

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

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• Lihua Lai, PA-C
• Meiyu Tammy Lai, MD
• Phu Duc Lai, CCP
• Sarah Lai
• Stephen Yenzen Lai, MD,PHD
• Syeling Lai, M. D.
• Wei Lai
• Yi-Chen Lai, MD
• Candace Lail, NNP-BC
• Melissa Lail

• Optometrist in Houston, TX
• Providers in Houston, TX by specialty
• Optometrist in Texas

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• 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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