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Wilson Lai, MD

Sports Medicine · Santa Cruz

NPI 1689231425

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Offices
6

Offices

6 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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Plan participation

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California Medical Board record

Licence A181781 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2022 · expires 2026-11-30 · David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Original Medicare doctor bills

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Hip replacement1-10None
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)1-10None
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)14More than 53% of doctors who do this

Money from drug and device companies

$6,670 in 2025

Industry payments by year
2025649None$6,670
2024738None$24,963
2023312None$517

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsAvenir$2,648
21 payments
  • Meals for Avenir · 2025-11-25 · $41
  • Meals for Avenir · 2025-11-25 · $39
  • Travel for Avenir · 2025-11-11 · $289
  • Travel for Avenir · 2025-11-07 · $320
  • Travel for Avenir · 2025-11-07 · $35
  • Meals for G7 · 2025-11-07 · $194
  • Travel for Avenir · 2025-11-07 · $16
  • Travel for Avenir · 2025-11-07 · $16
  • Travel for Avenir · 2025-11-07 · $16
  • Education for Persona · 2025-10-29 · $690
  • Meals for Oxford · 2025-08-02 · $51
  • Meals for Oxford · 2025-08-02 · $75
  • Travel for Oxford · 2025-08-01 · $231
  • Meals for Oxford · 2025-07-25 · $64
  • Meals for Oxford · 2025-07-25 · $19
  • Meals for Juggerknotless Soft Anchor · 2025-06-07 · $35
  • Meals for Juggerknotless Soft Anchor · 2025-06-07 · $10
  • Meals for Juggerknotless Soft Anchor · 2025-06-07 · $40
  • Travel for Juggerknotless Soft Anchor · 2025-06-06 · $339
  • Travel for Juggerknotless Soft Anchor · 2025-06-06 · $35
  • Meals for Juggerknotless Soft Anchor · 2025-06-06 · $94
Smith+NephewBioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium$1,736
3 payments
  • Meals for Bone Anchors With Arthroscopic Delivery System · 2025-05-11 · $28
  • Meals for Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium · 2025-02-19 · $41
  • Grant · 2025-01-21 · $1,667
ArthrexNone$1,429
12 payments
  • Meals · 2025-05-17 · $40
  • Meals · 2025-05-17 · $34
  • Meals · 2025-05-16 · $34
  • Meals · 2025-05-16 · $30
  • Travel · 2025-05-16 · $244
  • Meals · 2025-05-15 · $30
  • Meals · 2025-05-15 · $30
  • Meals · 2025-05-15 · $34
  • Travel · 2025-05-15 · $244
  • Travel · 2025-05-14 · $244
  • Travel · 2025-04-07 · $302
  • Travel · 2025-04-07 · $163
StrykerAequalis Ascend Flex$548
9 payments
  • Meals for Aequalis Ascend Flex · 2025-11-18 · $115
  • Meals for Aequalis Ascend Flex · 2025-09-10 · $74
  • Meals for Na · 2025-07-09 · $16
  • Meals for Champion · 2025-07-09 · $19
  • Meals · 2025-06-20 · $97
  • Meals for Allomatrix · 2025-04-18 · $15
  • Meals for Alphavent · 2025-01-25 · $19
  • Meals for Iconix · 2025-01-07 · $171
  • Meals for Alphavent · 2025-01-01 · $22
Medical Device Business ServicesVelys$257
3 payments
  • Meals for Velys · 2025-05-31 · $34
  • Meals for Velys · 2025-05-31 · $17
  • Travel for Velys · 2025-05-30 · $206
LifeNet HealthGraftlink$52
1 payment
  • Meals for Graftlink · 2025-04-11 · $52
See all 49 published payments
Every published payment
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsMeals · 2025-11-25Avenir$41
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsMeals · 2025-11-25Avenir$39
StrykerMeals · 2025-11-18Aequalis Ascend Flex$115
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsTravel · 2025-11-11Avenir$289
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsTravel · 2025-11-07Avenir$320
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsTravel · 2025-11-07Avenir$35
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsMeals · 2025-11-07G7$194
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsTravel · 2025-11-07Avenir$16
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsTravel · 2025-11-07Avenir$16
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsTravel · 2025-11-07Avenir$16
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsEducation · 2025-10-29Persona$690
StrykerMeals · 2025-09-10Aequalis Ascend Flex$74
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsMeals · 2025-08-02Oxford$51
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsMeals · 2025-08-02Oxford$75
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsTravel · 2025-08-01Oxford$231
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsMeals · 2025-07-25Oxford$64
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsMeals · 2025-07-25Oxford$19
StrykerMeals · 2025-07-09Na$16
StrykerMeals · 2025-07-09Champion$19
StrykerMeals · 2025-06-20None$97
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsMeals · 2025-06-07Juggerknotless Soft Anchor$35
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsMeals · 2025-06-07Juggerknotless Soft Anchor$10
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsMeals · 2025-06-07Juggerknotless Soft Anchor$40
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsTravel · 2025-06-06Juggerknotless Soft Anchor$339
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsTravel · 2025-06-06Juggerknotless Soft Anchor$35
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsMeals · 2025-06-06Juggerknotless Soft Anchor$94
Medical Device Business ServicesMeals · 2025-05-31Velys$34
Medical Device Business ServicesMeals · 2025-05-31Velys$17
Medical Device Business ServicesTravel · 2025-05-30Velys$206
ArthrexMeals · 2025-05-17None$40
ArthrexMeals · 2025-05-17None$34
ArthrexMeals · 2025-05-16None$34
ArthrexMeals · 2025-05-16None$30
ArthrexTravel · 2025-05-16None$244
ArthrexMeals · 2025-05-15None$30
ArthrexMeals · 2025-05-15None$30
ArthrexMeals · 2025-05-15None$34
ArthrexTravel · 2025-05-15None$244
ArthrexTravel · 2025-05-14None$244
Smith+NephewMeals · 2025-05-11Bone Anchors With Arthroscopic Delivery System$28
StrykerMeals · 2025-04-18Allomatrix$15
LifeNet HealthMeals · 2025-04-11Graftlink$52
ArthrexTravel · 2025-04-07None$302
ArthrexTravel · 2025-04-07None$163
Smith+NephewMeals · 2025-02-19Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium$41
StrykerMeals · 2025-01-25Alphavent$19
Smith+NephewGrant · 2025-01-21None$1,667
StrykerMeals · 2025-01-07Iconix$171
StrykerMeals · 2025-01-01Alphavent$22
See earlier years (2024, 2023)

2024: $24,963

Payments by company in 2024
ArthrexNone$20,000
1 payment
  • Grant · 2024-12-18 · $20,000
Medical Device Business ServicesRigidloop$2,168
16 payments
  • Meals · 2024-12-07 · $37
  • Meals · 2024-12-07 · $42
  • Meals · 2024-12-07 · $39
  • Meals for Rigidloop · 2024-04-20 · $33
  • Meals for Rigidloop · 2024-04-20 · $17
  • Meals for Rigidloop · 2024-04-20 · $38
  • Meals for Rigidloop · 2024-04-19 · $137
  • Travel for Rigidloop · 2024-04-19 · $454
  • Travel for Rigidloop · 2024-04-19 · $61
  • Travel for Rigidloop · 2024-04-19 · $350
  • Meals · 2024-02-03 · $27
  • Meals · 2024-02-03 · $48
  • Meals · 2024-02-03 · $39
  • Travel · 2024-02-02 · $555
  • Travel · 2024-02-02 · $55
  • Travel · 2024-02-02 · $236
Smith+NephewNone$1,667
1 payment
  • Grant · 2024-08-01 · $1,667
StrykerSalvation$559
8 payments
  • Meals for Alphavent · 2024-10-03 · $170
  • Meals for Salvation · 2024-09-03 · $175
  • Meals for Variax · 2024-06-07 · $135
  • Meals for Hoffmann · 2024-05-08 · $10
  • Meals for Hoffmann · 2024-05-03 · $23
  • Meals for Hoffmann · 2024-03-18 · $14
  • Meals for Hoffmann · 2024-02-28 · $17
  • Meals for Hoffmann · 2024-01-05 · $14
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsComprehensive Shoulder System$255
6 payments
  • Meals for Comprehensive Shoulder System · 2024-08-28 · $36
  • Meals for Comprehensive Shoulder System · 2024-08-28 · $36
  • Meals for Comprehensive Shoulder System · 2024-08-28 · $16
  • Travel for Comprehensive Shoulder System · 2024-08-24 · $21
  • Travel for Comprehensive Shoulder System · 2024-08-24 · $24
  • Meals for Comprehensive Shoulder System · 2024-08-20 · $123
DePuy Synthes SalesTruespan Orthocord$253
4 payments
  • Meals for Twistr · 2024-04-19 · $29
  • Meals for Dynacord · 2024-04-19 · $63
  • Meals for Milagro · 2024-02-03 · $41
  • Meals for Truespan Orthocord · 2024-02-03 · $120
Globus MedicalEvo Antegrade$62
2 payments
  • Meals for Evo Antegrade · 2024-03-19 · $34
  • Meals for Evo Antegrade · 2024-02-18 · $28

2023: $517

Payments by company in 2023
StrykerHoffmann$381
9 payments
  • Meals for Hoffmann · 2023-12-18 · $20
  • Meals for Gravity Synchfix · 2023-09-22 · $23
  • Meals for Hoffmann · 2023-09-07 · $107
  • Meals for Variax · 2023-08-15 · $55
  • Meals for Variax · 2023-08-14 · $51
  • Meals for Axsos · 2023-07-28 · $12
  • Meals for Hoffmann · 2023-07-01 · $53
  • Meals for Axsos · 2023-04-06 · $13
  • Meals for Hoffmann · 2023-03-03 · $48
VericelMaci$117
2 payments
  • Meals for Maci · 2023-03-27 · $58
  • Meals for Maci · 2023-03-02 · $59
Saxum SurgicalNone$20
1 payment
  • Meals · 2023-01-04 · $20

Professional record

NPI
1689231425
Licence
CA A181781California A181781: Current · expires 2026-11-30
Trained
University of California, Geffen School of Medicine, 2018
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207XX0005X (207XX0005X)
Mailing address
Po Box 276950, Sacramento, CA, 95827
NPI first listed
2019-05-28
NPI last updated
2025-09-08
NPI record certified
2025-09-08

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.