Physician

Christine Lai, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christine Lai, MD (NPI: 1427253889) practices internal medicine in the Hot Springs, AR market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Garland, AR. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is HOT SPRINGS INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINIC PLLC (NPI: 1275110181; TIN: 862286067) and primary practice location at 71901-4027. Lai is affiliated with the Aledade 93 National MSSP Enhanced (ACO ID: A5206), participating under the MSSP model.

Lai's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 317 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,305 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $137,972 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was G0439 (Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit). Part D data shows 8,483 prescription claims across 509 beneficiaries totaling $609,283 in drug costs, led by Ozempic (Semaglutide). DME data shows 185 claims. Open Payments data shows 33 records totaling $616. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has declined steadily, from $206,066 to $137,972. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have changed little. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and moved from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $38,019 to $12,793.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	609	10,729	$206,066
2016	611	8,984	$238,989
2017	586	7,421	$185,453
2018	725	8,935	$227,712
2019	717	9,335	$226,862
2020	677	7,834	$193,160
2021	555	4,004	$138,130
2022	364	1,949	$125,640
2023	347	1,873	$118,791
2024	317	2,305	$137,972

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	601	12,206	$645,727
2016	602	12,279	$637,868
2017	592	12,118	$609,303
2018	796	13,067	$667,417
2019	767	12,576	$671,238
2020	743	11,292	$625,054
2021	735	8,300	$520,764
2022	480	6,551	$444,502
2023	490	7,562	$531,192
2024	509	8,483	$609,283

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	212	804	$36,384
2016	176	754	$27,978
2017	123	713	$28,696
2018	108	550	$25,091
2019	137	628	$20,854
2020	109	501	$22,525
2021	44	261	$7,794
2022	16	111	$3,870
2023	N/R	147	$5,736
2024	N/R	185	$7,044

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
G0439	Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	234	234	$117
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	244	558	$78
99497	Advance care planning, first 30 minutes	133	133	$70
G0442	Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes	120	120	$17
G2211	Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	227	506	$10

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Ozempic	Semaglutide	96	3,284	$100,390
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	57	3,099	$60,230
Eliquis	Apixaban	59	2,887	$55,074
Trelegy Ellipta	Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter	72	2,400	$52,234
Ubrelvy	Ubrogepant	11	330	$35,214

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
E1390	Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate	Y	N/R	52	$3,717
A7032	Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each	N	N/R	12	$1,189
A7034	Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap	N	N/R	13	$588
E0431	Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing	Y	N/R	28	$420
E0601	Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device	Y	N/R	14	$379

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	33	$616	AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christine Lai, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christine Lai, MD (NPI 1427253889), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Christine Lai, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Christine Lai, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Aledade 93 National MSSP Enhanced (MSSP, ACO ID A5206).

What billing organization is linked to Christine Lai, MD?

Christine Lai, MD is linked to HOT SPRINGS INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINIC PLLC (billing NPI 1275110181) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christine Lai, MD have Open Payments data?

Christine Lai, MD has 33 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.