Dr. Kin Man Lai, MD

  • Baldwin Park, CA
  • General surgeon
NPI1912968868PAC ID7618998634
Medicare services, 2019
22
Medicare patients, 2024
29
Part D claims, 2024
222
Publications
7
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1011 Baldwin Park Blvd, Baldwin Park, CA 91706
Practice phone
Call (626) 851-1011
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Primary practice

Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center

Hospital · Baldwin Park, California

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Dr. Kin Man Lai is a general surgeon in Baldwin Park, California

Dr. Lai practices at Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center in Baldwin Park, California, part of Kaiser Permanente.

Dr. Lai's NPI, 1912968868, was assigned on March 30, 2006. Dr. Lai graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Lai holds California license A63651.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7618998634
NPI enumeration date
March 30, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(626) 851-1011
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
56
Medical school graduation
1996

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

Dr. Kin Man Lai practices at Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center in Baldwin Park, California

Dr. Lai's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center, at 1011 Baldwin Park Blvd, Baldwin Park, CA 91706 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (626) 851-1011.

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Dr. Kin Man Lai is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Lai's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center in Baldwin Park, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lai to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kin Man Lai's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lai practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Kin Man Lai is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California

Surgery is Dr. Lai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Lai is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Lai's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A63651 · 1997 to 2027 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Georgia license2004 to 2005

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists blood vessel access for dialysis and chronic skin ulcer among the conditions Dr. Lai treats.

General surgeons near Dr. Lai

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Dr. Kin Man Lai billed Medicare for 22 services in 2019

CMS data shows 22 Medicare services from Dr. Lai across 1 procedure code in 2019, all of them office visits, for 29 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,309 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 201922
Medicare patients29
Paid by Medicare$1,309
Procedure codes1

Dr. Lai's Medicare services by type, 2017 to 2019

  • 2017
  • 2019
Office and hospital visits
2017: 232019: 224%

Dr. Lai compared with the California median for general surgeons, 2019

  • Dr. Lai
  • California median
Medicare services
22vs 16687% below
Medicare patients
29vs 12176% below
Part D claims
151vs 344.4 times

Medians across 2,606 general surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Lai's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2019

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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

Dr. Kin Man Lai treated 29 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 66

CMS counts 29 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lai in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 13 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 55% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.20, 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 72, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 202429
Average age66
Average risk score4.20
Also on Medicaid55%

Dr. Lai's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Lai's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1345%
  • Men1655%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes69%
  4. Chronic kidney disease48%
  5. Heart failure41%
  6. Ischemic heart disease38%

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

Dr. Lai's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men50%

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

Dr. Kin Man Lai wrote 222 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Lai wrote 222 Medicare Part D claims for 87 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 151 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $21,454 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 168 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024222
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$21,454
Part D patients87

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

  • Generic171 claims77%
  • Brand-name51 claims23%

Dr. Lai'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. Lai's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids8%17 of 222 claims
  • Antibiotics9%21 of 222 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: 1682024: 15110%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 6 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

How Dr. Kin Man Lai takes part in Medicare

Dr. Lai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Kin Man Lai has 7 publications on record

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Lai in 2008. The most frequent topics are Catheterization, Cell Line and Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11. Dr. Lai's most frequent co-author is Adam Brian Levitt, MD.

Papers7

Topics Dr. Lai writes about most

  • Catheterization
  • Cell Line
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
  • Genes, Tumor Suppressor
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional
  • Wilms Tumor

Dr. Lai's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Lai

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Dr. Kin Man Lai received $2,199 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Lai from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 72% of the total. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. paid the most, $1,947.

General payments to Dr. Lai by program year, 2016 to 2023

General payments to Dr. Lai by kind, 2016 to 2023

$2.2Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$1,58072%
  • Food and beverage$62028%

Companies that paid Dr. Lai the most, 2016 to 2023

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Kin Man Lai has 9 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 9 awards for Dr. Lai, most recently ACS Fellow in 2011.

Awards and honors for Dr. Lai

  1. 2011
    • ACS Fellow
  2. 2007
    • William Stokes, M.D. Golden Cane Award
  3. 2000
    • Dean's Research Fellowship Award
  4. 1993
    • American Cancer Society Research Fellowship Award
    • Howard Hughes Medical Fellows Program
  5. 1992
    • Dean’s Research Fellowship
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Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Kin Man Lai graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine

Dr. Lai graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Lai is a member of ACS and SVS.

  1. Medical schoolUC Irvine School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
  3. Board certified in vascular surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
  4. Board certified in register vascular technologistThe American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Kin Man Lai accepts plans from 2 insurance carriers

Dr. Lai is in network with 2 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente and CMS Medicare. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Kaiser Permanente
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Lai accepts, by number of carriers

  1. EPO1
  2. HMO1
  3. Medicare1
  4. POS1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Kin Man Lai'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)
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. Kin Man Lai's NPI number?

Dr. Kin Man Lai's NPI number is 1912968868. It was assigned on March 30, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kin Man Lai?

Dr. Kin Man Lai is a general surgeon in Baldwin Park, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Kin Man Lai practice?

Dr. Lai practices at 1011 Baldwin Park Blvd, Baldwin Park, CA 91706. Dr. Lai's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center in Baldwin Park, California, part of Kaiser Permanente. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lai to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Kin Man Lai's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lai is (626) 851-1011.

What is Dr. Kin Man Lai's medical license number?

Dr. Lai holds California license A63651, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Kin Man Lai been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Lai in California (1997 to 2027) and Georgia (2004 to 2005).

Which hospitals is Dr. Kin Man Lai affiliated with?

Dr. Lai practices at Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center in Baldwin Park, California.

What medical group is Dr. Kin Man Lai part of?

Dr. Lai is linked to Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Lai to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Kin Man Lai accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lai billed Medicare for 22 services in 2019, and Dr. Lai accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kin Man Lai see?

CMS counts 29 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lai in 2024, with an average age of 66.

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Is Dr. Kin Man Lai board certified?

Yes. Dr. Lai is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Kin Man Lai bill to Medicare?

In 2019, Dr. Lai's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Kin Man Lai go to medical school?

Dr. Lai graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 1996.

What drugs does Dr. Kin Man Lai prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel, Pradaxa and Tramadol HCl.

Has Dr. Kin Man Lai received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,199 in general payments to Dr. Lai from 6 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

How long has Dr. Kin Man Lai been practicing?

Dr. Lai graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.

Does Dr. Kin Man Lai do research?

Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Lai.

Who does Dr. Kin Man Lai publish with?

Dr. Lai's most frequent co-authors are Adam Brian Levitt, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Kin Man Lai accept?

Dr. Lai is in network with 2 carriers, including Kaiser Permanente and CMS Medicare. EPO plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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