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

Individual provider Internal Medicine Physician · NPI 1043847882

Hobart Lai practises Internal Medicine in Bakersfield, California. Graduated from Touro Un College of Osteopathic Medicine, Vallejo in 2020, 6 years ago. Practices with Kern County Hospital Authority, a 263-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
6
Trained at
Touro Un College of Osteopathic Medicine, Vallejo
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2020
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Practice location Address checks out

1700 Mount Vernon Ave
Bakersfield, CA 93306-4018
Phone: (661) 326-2202
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Specialties & licences

Internal Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence 20A21447 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1043847882
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 23, 2020
Last updated in NPPESAugust 5, 2025
Certification dateAugust 5, 2025

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolTOURO UN COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, VALLEJO
Graduated 2020 (6 years in practice)
Group practice Kern County Hospital Authority — 263 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

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 patients207
Services billed 612 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age67

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $151 7 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Kern County Hospital Authority

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 263 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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