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John J. Lah, MD

NPI 1437221272ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology· Whittier, CA

Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology (MD) in Whittier, California, trained at New York Medical College (class of 2000). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $107,703 for 349 claims, against $45,286 paid for services in 2024. Genzyme Corporation was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,325 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1437221272
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedNov 15, 2006
Last updated in NPPESOct 14, 2008

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Primary207RG0100XA76371CA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Gastroenterology (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients183
Services billed414 across 28 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$45,286

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)349 · 618 30-day fills
Patients138
Total drug cost$107,703
Generic share78% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolNew York Medical College
Graduation year2000
Medicare specialtyGastroenterology
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,325 · 58 payments from 11 companies
  • 2024$1,165 · 46 payments from 15 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Genzyme Corporation$326.857
Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.$288.7416
Abbvie Inc.$248.8712
Janssen Biotech, Inc.$177.687
Pfizer Inc.$152.759

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$1,325 · 58 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

Other gastroenterologists in Whittier

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