Dr. Ying Hao Lai, MD

  • Chicago, IL
  • General surgeon
NPI1104116847PAC ID4284929498
Medicare services, 2024
195
Medicare patients, 2024
126
Part D claims, 2024
116
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$52,776
Practice address
3000 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657
Practice phone
Call (312) 236-3642
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Primary practice

ENT Surgery Care Center LLC

Chicago, Illinois

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Dr. Ying Hao Lai is a general surgeon in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Lai practices at ENT Surgery Care Center LLC in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Lai's NPI, 1104116847, was assigned on April 14, 2011. Dr. Lai graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2011. Dr. Lai holds Illinois license 036.140559.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4284929498
NPI enumeration date
April 14, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(312) 236-3642
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

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

Dr. Ying Hao Lai practices at ENT Surgery Care Center LLC in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Lai's primary practice is ENT Surgery Care Center LLC, at 3000 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657 in Cook County. The practice phone is (312) 236-3642.

  • ENT Surgery Care Center LLC
    3000 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657 · Cook CountyPhone(312) 236-3642

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Ying Hao Lai is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Lai's primary practice is ENT Surgery Care Center LLC in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Lai is also affiliated with Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. The medical group on file is Dreyer Medical Clinic (Advocate Medical Group). Dmand AI also links Dr. Lai to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ying Hao Lai's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lai practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
ENT Surgery Care Center LLCAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ying Hao Lai is one of 1,217 general surgeons in Illinois

Surgery is Dr. Lai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Lai is licensed in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036.140559 · taxonomy 208600000X

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ying Hao Lai billed Medicare for 195 services in 2024

CMS data shows 195 Medicare services from Dr. Lai across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 126 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,755 for them.

Medicare services, 2024195
Medicare patients126
Paid by Medicare$22,755
Procedure codes7

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1622024: 18414%
Surgery
2023: 132024: 1115%

Where Dr. Lai's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office9348%
  • In a facility10252%

Dr. Lai compared with the Illinois median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Lai
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
195vs 194Close to median
Medicare patients
126vs 14413% below
Part D claims
89vs 283.2 times

Medians across 1,031 general surgeons in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Lai'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. Ying Hao Lai treated 126 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 126 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 75% have high cholesterol. 32% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.64, 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 70, with 39% women.

Medicare patients, 2024126
Average age72
Average risk score1.64
Also on Medicaid32%

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

  • Women5342%
  • Men7358%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis41%
  4. Chronic kidney disease34%
  5. Ischemic heart disease32%
  6. Diabetes31%
  7. Anxiety28%
  8. Mood disorders28%

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

Dr. Lai's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women39%
  • Men61%

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

Dr. Ying Hao Lai wrote 116 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Lai wrote 116 Medicare Part D claims for 90 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 89 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $379 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 64 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024116
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$379
Part D patients90

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

  • Generic111 claims96%
  • Brand-name and other5 claims4%

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

  • Opioids67%78 of 116 claims
  • Antibiotics16%18 of 116 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: 642024: 8939%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 3 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. Ying Hao Lai ranks in the 88th percentile for hernia repair (minimally invasive) in Medicare

Dr. Lai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Lai, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Lai ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
88th percentile20 procedures

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

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 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. Ying Hao Lai received $52,776 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 227 general payments to Dr. Lai from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $41,842.

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

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

$52.8Kin total
  • Education$30,00057%
  • Food and beverage$10,93321%
  • Travel and lodging$7,75515%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$3,7507%
  • Other$3391%

Companies that paid Dr. Lai 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. Ying Hao Lai graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School

Dr. Lai graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2011.

  1. Medical schoolNorthwestern University Feinberg Medical School

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Ying Hao 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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ying Hao Lai's NPI number?

Dr. Ying Hao Lai's NPI number is 1104116847. It was assigned on April 14, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ying Hao Lai?

Dr. Ying Hao Lai is a general surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Ying Hao Lai practice?

Dr. Lai practices at 3000 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657. Dr. Lai's primary practice is ENT Surgery Care Center LLC in Chicago, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lai to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Ying Hao Lai's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lai is (312) 236-3642.

What is Dr. Ying Hao Lai's medical license number?

Dr. Lai holds Illinois license 036.140559.

Which hospitals is Dr. Ying Hao Lai affiliated with?

Dr. Lai is affiliated with Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Lai to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Ying Hao Lai part of?

Dr. Lai is linked to Dreyer Medical Clinic (Advocate Medical Group). Dmand AI links Dr. Lai to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Ying Hao Lai accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lai billed Medicare for 195 services in 2024, and Dr. Lai accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ying Hao Lai see?

CMS counts 126 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lai in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Ying Hao Lai bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Lai's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), office visit, new patient (99203) and office visit, new patient (99204).

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Where did Dr. Ying Hao Lai go to medical school?

Dr. Lai graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2011.

What drugs does Dr. Ying Hao Lai prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass and Tramadol HCl.

Has Dr. Ying Hao Lai received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $52,776 in general payments to Dr. Lai from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Ying Hao Lai been practicing?

Dr. Lai graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

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