James Edward Lai, MD

NPI 1407992001ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology· Oakland, CA

Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology (MD) in Oakland, California, trained at University of Oklahoma College of Medicine (class of 2006). In 2024 Medicare paid $309,925 for 1,225 patients, and Part D covered 1,726 of their prescriptions, 82% of them generic. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $542.46 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1407992001
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jan 30, 2007
Last updated in NPPES	May 16, 2017

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology Primary	207RI0011X	A137051	CA

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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 - Interventional Cardiology (CA)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	1,225
Services billed	3,003 across 71 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$309,925

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	1,726 · 4,487 30-day fills
Patients	318
Total drug cost	$372,096
Generic share	82% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Graduation year	2006
Medicare specialty	Interventional Cardiology
Secondary specialties	Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
Telehealth	Offers telehealth