Steven Yicheng Lai, MD
NPI 1295364321ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology· Santa Cruz, CA
Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology (MD) with Sutter Bay Medical Foundation, practicing in Santa Cruz, California. Part D covered 124 prescriptions written in 2024, 75% of them generic. Kite Pharma, Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $655.25 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1295364321 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 6, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology Primary | 207RH0003X | A183281 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (CA) |
|---|
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 124 · 186 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 32 |
| Total drug cost | $194,160 |
| Generic share | 75% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationFremont, CA · 3,829 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical CenterSylmar, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$655.25 · 23 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$642.09 · 12 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Kite Pharma, Inc. | $165.51 | 3 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $108.85 | 4 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $59.46 | 2 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $55.69 | 3 |
| Incyte Corporation | $51.85 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$655.25 · 23 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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