Dr. Kafai Lai, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 175
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 103
- Part D claims, 2024
- 93
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $4,749
- Practice address
- 5300 Military Road, Lewiston, NY 14092
- Practice phone
- Call (716) 297-4800
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Find Dr. Lai's professional email, personal email and mobile number
Dmand AI checks each channel through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. See what is on file with a free account, with practice phones, licenses and affiliations.
Dr. Kafai Lai is an orthopedic surgeon in Lewiston, New York
Dr. Lai practices at Mount St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, New York, part of Catholic Health System.
Dr. Lai's NPI, 1316243603, was assigned on February 3, 2011. Dr. Lai graduated from University of Manitoba in 2004. Dr. Lai holds New York license 286819-1.
- NPI
- 1316243603NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8628250925
- NPI enumeration date
- February 3, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (716) 297-4800
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kafai Lai practices at Mount St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, New York
Dr. Lai's primary practice is Mount St. Mary's Hospital, at 5300 Military Road, Lewiston, NY 14092 in Niagara County. The practice phone is (716) 297-4800.
- Mount St. Mary's Hospital5300 Military Road, Lewiston, NY 14092 · Niagara CountyPhone(716) 297-4800
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Kafai Lai is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 5 medical groups
Dr. Lai's primary practice is Mount St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, New York, part of Catholic Health System. Dr. Lai is also affiliated with Kenmore Mercy Hospital. The medical group on file is Trinity Medical. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lai to 4 more medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account. Dr. Lai's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kafai Lai's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lai practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 4 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
For health IT teams
Dmand AI maps EHR vendors, IT decision makers and buying committees across Catholic Health System and 6.2K+ hospitals, with verified contacts in the same login.
Dr. Kafai Lai is one of 1,151 orthopedic surgeons in New York
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Lai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Lai is licensed in New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, New YorkPrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Lai
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kafai Lai billed Medicare for 175 services in 2024
CMS data shows 175 Medicare services from Dr. Lai across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 103 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,270 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Lai's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1482024: 12218%
- Surgery
- 2023: 732024: 5327%
- Imaging
- 2023: 272024: 0100%
Dr. Lai compared with the New York median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Lai
- New York median
- Medicare services
- 175vs 72676% below
- Medicare patients
- 103vs 23656% below
- Part D claims
- 56vs 7323% below
Medians across 1,081 orthopedic surgeons in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lai's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
Need commercial claims for Dr. Lai?
Medicare shows one payer. Book a meeting to get commercial claims data for Dr. Lai and other orthopedic surgeons in New York.
Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kafai Lai treated 103 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 103 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lai in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 35 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 42% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.53, 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 69, with 64% women.
Dr. Lai's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Lai's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7270%
- Men3130%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lai's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis73%
- Anxiety42%
- Diabetes38%
- Mood disorders36%
- Depression35%
- Ischemic heart disease35%
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 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women64%
- Men35%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kafai Lai wrote 93 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lai wrote 93 Medicare Part D claims for 48 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 56 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $820 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 64 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Lai's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic92 claims99%
- Brand-name and other1 claims1%
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
- Opioids42%39 of 93 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: 5613%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
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. Kafai Lai takes part in Medicare
Dr. Lai accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 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)
For MedTech and pharma teams
Filter 7.4M+ HCPs by Medicare procedures, Part D drugs and Open Payments history, then reach them with verified contacts in one login.
Dr. Kafai Lai received $4,749 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 77 general payments to Dr. Lai from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 39% of the total. Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc. paid the most, $1,990.
General payments to Dr. Lai by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Lai by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$1,84439%
- Food and beverage$1,62334%
- Travel and lodging$1,28227%
Companies that paid Dr. Lai the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Kafai Lai graduated from University of Manitoba
Dr. Lai graduated from University of Manitoba in 2004.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Kafai Lai's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
Data last refreshed October 2026Report an inaccuracyRemove my information
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dr. Kafai Lai
Spotted something out of date? Email hello@dmand.ai and we will check the record. Contact details live in the free trial.
What is Dr. Kafai Lai's NPI number?
Dr. Kafai Lai's NPI number is 1316243603. It was assigned on February 3, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kafai Lai?
Dr. Kafai Lai is an orthopedic surgeon in Lewiston, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Kafai Lai practice?
Dr. Lai practices at 5300 Military Road, Lewiston, NY 14092. Dr. Lai's primary practice is Mount St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, New York, part of Catholic Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lai to 4 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Kafai Lai's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lai is (716) 297-4800.
What is Dr. Kafai Lai's medical license number?
Dr. Lai holds New York license 286819-1.
Which hospitals is Dr. Kafai Lai affiliated with?
Dr. Lai practices at Mount St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, New York. Dr. Lai is also affiliated with Kenmore Mercy Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Kafai Lai part of?
Dr. Lai is linked to Trinity Medical. Dmand AI links Dr. Lai to 4 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Kafai Lai accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lai billed Medicare for 175 services in 2024, and Dr. Lai accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kafai Lai see?
CMS counts 103 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lai in 2024, with an average age of 71.
What services does Dr. Kafai Lai bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lai's most billed Medicare services were surgery: bones and joints (20610), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99203).
Show 4 more questionsShow fewer questions
Where did Dr. Kafai Lai go to medical school?
Dr. Lai graduated from University of Manitoba in 2004.
What drugs does Dr. Kafai Lai prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl, Diclofenac Sodium and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Kafai Lai received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,749 in general payments to Dr. Lai from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc.
How long has Dr. Kafai Lai been practicing?
Dr. Lai graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
Selling to orthopaedic surgery practices?
See orthopedic surgeons in New York by site of care and group
Find the practices, groups and hospitals they work with, and the right people to contact at each.
- 30 days free
- Self-serve
- No credit card