Dr. Jennifer Haw Lai, MD

Dr. Lai practices at Alameda Health System - Highland Hospital in Oakland, California, part of Alameda County.

Dr. Lai's NPI, 1093031155, was assigned on April 14, 2010. Dr. Lai graduated from New York Medical College in 2010. Dr. Lai's California license number on file is A119776.

Dr. Lai's primary practice is Alameda Health System - Highland Hospital, at 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602 in Alameda County. The practice phone is (510) 437-4800.

Dr. Lai's primary practice is Alameda Health System - Highland Hospital in Oakland, California, part of Alameda County. Dr. Lai is also affiliated with Alameda Hospital. The medical group on file is Alameda Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lai to 1 more community health center, named with a free account. Dr. Lai's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lai practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Lai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Lai is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Lai has a license on file in California.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Lai treats.

CMS data shows 185 Medicare services from Dr. Lai across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 119 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,986 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 119 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lai in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 65 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 63% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.80, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lai's median patient age at 56, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lai wrote 59 Medicare Part D claims for 32 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $131 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 24 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Lai for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 56 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Lai, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Lai, published from 2015 to 2017. Dr. Lai has published most often in Gastrointest Endosc. Dr. Lai's most frequent co-author is Hubert Y. Luu, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Lai from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $424.

Dr. Lai graduated from New York Medical College in 2010.

Dr. Lai is in network with 11 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.