Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Eric Joseph Lai, MD

Individual provider Nephrology Physician · NPI 1942592522

Eric Joseph Lai, MD practises Nephrology in Pleasanton, California. Graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2011, 15 years ago. Practices with West Coast Kidney, a 56-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
15
Trained at
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2011
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

5720 Stoneridge Mall Rd Ste 300
Pleasanton, CA 94588-2828
Phone: (925) 463-1680
Fax: (925) 734-0256
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Specialties & licences

Nephrology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RN0300X · Licence 143755 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1942592522
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 13, 2011
Last updated in NPPESApril 5, 2017

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNEPHROLOGY
Also practisesINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL AT HOUSTON
Graduated 2011 (15 years in practice)
Group practice West Coast Kidney — 56 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients456
Services billed 2,219 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Consulting Fee $11,054 4 payments
Travel and Lodging $2,208 7 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $2,130 72 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Education $53 3 payments · educational material or training, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at West Coast Kidney

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 56 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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