Dr. Michael Chai, MD

  • Upland, CA
  • Internist
NPI1083748727PAC ID2365540408
Medicare services, 2024
2,037
Medicare patients, 2024
337
Part D claims, 2024
8,231
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
1113 Alta Av, Upland, CA 91786
Practice phone
Call (909) 920-6672
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Primary practice

Michael Chai MD Inc

Physician office · Upland, California

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Dr. Michael Chai is an internist in Upland, California

Dr. Chai practices at Michael Chai MD Inc in Upland, California.

Dr. Chai's NPI, 1083748727, was assigned on March 15, 2007. Dr. Chai graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1993. Dr. Chai holds California license G79965.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2365540408
NPI enumeration date
March 15, 2007
NPI status
Active
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(909) 920-6672
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
58
Medical school graduation
1993

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Michael Chai practices at Michael Chai MD Inc in Upland, California

Dr. Chai's primary practice is Michael Chai MD Inc, at 1113 Alta Av, Upland, CA 91786. The practice phone is (909) 920-6672.

  • Michael Chai MD Inc
    1113 Alta Av, Upland, CA 91786Phone(909) 920-6672

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Dr. Michael Chai is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Chai's primary practice is Michael Chai MD Inc in Upland, California. Dr. Chai is also affiliated with San Antonio Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is San Antonio Regional Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chai to 2 more hospitals and 3 home health agencies, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Chai's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chai practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Michael Chai MD IncAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Michael Chai is one of 16,751 internists in California

Internal medicine is Dr. Chai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Chai is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Chai is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G79965 · 1994 to 2026 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, acute gastroduodenitis, acute kidney failure, acute mini-stroke (TIA), acute sinusitis, acute skin infection and aneurysm among the conditions Dr. Chai treats.

Internists near Dr. Chai

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Dr. Michael Chai billed Medicare for 2,037 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,037 Medicare services from Dr. Chai across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 337 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $149,576 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,037
Medicare patients337
Paid by Medicare$149,576
Procedure codes16

Dr. Chai's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,5552024: 1,4129%
Other services
2023: 3992024: 32519%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2622024: 2514%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1032024: 2774%
Surgery
2023: 482024: 2254%

Dr. Chai compared with the California median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Chai
  • California median
Medicare services
2,037vs 3615.6 times
Medicare patients
337vs 1512.2 times
Part D claims
7,441vs 42117.7 times

Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Chai's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Michael Chai treated 337 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 337 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chai in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 134 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chai's median patient age at 69, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024337
Average age77
Average risk score1.14

Dr. Chai's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Chai's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women18154%
  • Men15646%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Chai's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis52%
  4. Diabetes43%
  5. Ischemic heart disease29%
  6. Cancer20%
  7. Atrial fibrillation19%
  8. Chronic kidney disease19%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Chai's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men44%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael Chai wrote 8,231 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Chai wrote 8,231 Medicare Part D claims for 362 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,441 of them, across 144 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $719,557 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,270 claims across 142 drugs.

Part D claims, 20248,231
Drugs named by CMS144
Total drug cost$719,557
Part D patients362

Dr. Chai's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic7,077 claims86%
  • Brand-name1,108 claims13%
  • Other46 claims1%

Dr. Chai's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Chai's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%139 of 8,231 claims
  • Antibiotics6%481 of 8,231 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%95 of 8,231 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 7,2702024: 7,4412%

Drugs named by CMS: 144 in 2024, 142 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael Chai offers telehealth to Medicare patients

CMS lists Dr. Chai as offering telehealth.

Offers telehealth
Yes

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Michael Chai has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Chai. Dr. Chai's most frequent co-author is Michael Ke Chai, MD.

Papers1

Dr. Chai's most frequent co-authors

  • Michael Ke Chai, MD1 shared paper

Recent publications by Dr. Chai

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Dr. Michael Chai received $5,511 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 224 general payments to Dr. Chai from 42 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Eli Lilly and Company paid the most, $723. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $125 in 2019.

General payments to Dr. Chai by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Chai by kind, 2016 to 2025

$5.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$5,47999%
  • Education$321%

Companies that paid Dr. Chai the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Michael Chai has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Chai.

Awards and honors for Dr. Chai

  1. Undated
    • Best Doctor
    • Checkbook Top Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Michael Chai graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School

Dr. Chai graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1993. Dr. Chai is a member of ACP.

  1. Medical schoolMacon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in memberAmerican College of Nutrition
  4. Board certified in memberAmerican Society for Preventive Cardiology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Michael Chai accepts plans from 6 insurance carriers

Dr. Chai is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Chai accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare5
  2. PPO5
  3. HMO2
  4. POS2
  5. EPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Michael Chai's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Michael Chai's NPI number?

Dr. Michael Chai's NPI number is 1083748727. It was assigned on March 15, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Chai?

Dr. Michael Chai is an internist in Upland, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Michael Chai practice?

Dr. Chai practices at 1113 Alta Av, Upland, CA 91786. Dr. Chai's primary practice is Michael Chai MD Inc in Upland, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chai to 2 hospitals and 3 home health agencies.

What is Dr. Michael Chai's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Chai is (909) 920-6672.

What is Dr. Michael Chai's medical license number?

Dr. Chai holds California license G79965.

Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Chai affiliated with?

Dr. Chai is affiliated with San Antonio Regional Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Chai to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Michael Chai part of?

Dr. Chai is linked to San Antonio Regional Hospital.

Does Dr. Michael Chai accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chai billed Medicare for 2,037 services in 2024.

Does Dr. Michael Chai offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Chai as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Chai see?

CMS counts 337 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chai in 2024, with an average age of 77.

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Is Dr. Michael Chai board certified?

Yes. Dr. Chai is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Michael Chai bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Chai's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and infusion or chemotherapy administration (96372).

Where did Dr. Michael Chai go to medical school?

Dr. Chai graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1993.

What drugs does Dr. Michael Chai prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Rosuvastatin Calcium and Amlodipine Besylate.

Has Dr. Michael Chai received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,511 in general payments to Dr. Chai from 42 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Eli Lilly and Company.

How long has Dr. Michael Chai been practicing?

Dr. Chai graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

Does Dr. Michael Chai do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Chai.

Who does Dr. Michael Chai publish with?

Dr. Chai's most frequent co-authors are Michael Ke Chai, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Michael Chai accept?

Dr. Chai is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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