In 2024, Dr. Albert Lai, MD had a list price for epidural nerve block, epidural nerve block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), epidural steroid injection, joint injections, lumbar (low-back) selective nerve root block, lumbar (low-back) transforaminal epidural steroid injection, nerve block, nerve block for pain, nerve block injection, sacral (low-back) selective nerve root block, sacral (low-back) transforaminal epidural steroid injection, selective nerve root block (SNRB), spinal injection, spinal procedures, steroid injections, subarachnoid block, subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

injections

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2024, Dr. Albert Lai, MD had a list price for injections, major joint aspiration, and major joint injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

By Affordability:

aspiration

aspiration procedures

facet rhizotomy

facet rhizotomy injection

joint aspiration

minimally invasive procedures

nerve procedures

pain management

percutaneous procedures

percutaneous rhizotomy

rhizotomy

trigger point injection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Albert Lai, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for aspiration, aspiration procedures, facet rhizotomy, facet rhizotomy injection, joint aspiration, minimally invasive procedures, nerve procedures, pain management, percutaneous procedures, percutaneous rhizotomy, rhizotomy (nerve ablation), and trigger point injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Placentia, CA during 2012 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

apheresis	44
aspiration	122
doctor visit	1786
injections	627
nerve block	281
pain management	436
spinal procedures	282

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Placentia, CA during 2013 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

apheresis	74
aspiration	196
blood draw	74
doctor visit	1961
injections	649
minimally invasive procedures	46
nerve block	228
nerve procedures	46
pain management	481
spinal procedures	270

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	17
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	34
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Placentia, CA during 2014 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	143
diagnostic procedures	82
doctor visit	3008
injections	898
minimally invasive procedures	265
nerve block	515
nerve procedures	111
neurostimulator lead placement	154
pain management	837
spinal procedures	509

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	616
Black	19
Hispanic	105
Asian	58
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	66
Less than 65	286

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Placentia, CA during 2015 were nerve block, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	175
chronic care	72
diagnostic procedures	92
doctor visit	3688
image guided procedures	16
injections	966
manual therapy	79
minimally invasive procedures	118
nerve block	2616
nerve procedures	102
pain management	867
rehabilitation	106
spinal procedures	545

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	702
Female	1042

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1080
Black	36
Hispanic	202
Asian	390
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	666
From 75 to 84	434
85 and over	154
Less than 65	490

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Placentia, CA during 2016 were nerve block, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	219
diagnostic procedures	90
doctor visit	3693
injections	605
minimally invasive procedures	41
nerve block	5259
nerve procedures	41
pain management	402
spinal procedures	242

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	475

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	517
Black	0
Hispanic	91
Asian	138
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	70
Less than 65	253

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Placentia, CA during 2017 were nerve block, injections, pain management and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	144
doctor visit	2259
injections	303
minimally invasive procedures	54
nerve block	656
nerve procedures	54
pain management	213
spinal procedures	114

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	479
Black	20
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	47
Less than 65	192

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	60
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Placentia, CA during 2018 were nerve block, injections, pain management and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	152
doctor visit	2616
injections	301
minimally invasive procedures	89
nerve block	631
nerve procedures	89
pain management	238
spinal procedures	93

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	471
Black	20
Hispanic	85
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	53
Less than 65	165

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Placentia, CA during 2019 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	175
doctor visit	3092
implant surgery	11
injections	436
minimally invasive procedures	178
nerve block	209
nerve procedures	106
neurostimulator lead placement	72
neurostimulator replacement	11
pain management	367
preventive care	176
spinal procedures	201

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	479
Black	22
Hispanic	80
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	55
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Placentia, CA during 2020 were injections, pain management, aspiration and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	210
doctor visit	2900
injections	346
minimally invasive procedures	118
nerve block	73
nerve procedures	82
neurostimulator lead placement	36
pain management	218
spinal procedures	139

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	0
Hispanic	69
Asian	19
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	38
Less than 65	127

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Placentia, CA during 2021 were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	311
doctor visit	3147
injections	445
minimally invasive procedures	58
nerve block	79
nerve procedures	58
pain management	192
spinal procedures	96

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	0
Hispanic	68
Asian	17
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	40
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Placentia, CA during 2022 were injections, aspiration, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	167
doctor visit	2911
injections	273
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve block	40
nerve procedures	26
pain management	111
spinal procedures	40

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	11
Hispanic	63
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	35
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Placentia, CA during 2023 were injections, pain management, aspiration and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	143
doctor visit	2354
injections	241
minimally invasive procedures	45
nerve block	52
nerve procedures	45
pain management	143
spinal procedures	52

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	12
Hispanic	61
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	30
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Placentia, CA during 2024 were injections, pain management, aspiration and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	85
doctor visit	1756
injections	181
minimally invasive procedures	32
nerve block	55
nerve procedures	32
pain management	128
spinal procedures	55

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	11
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	27
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD in 2024

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Albert Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated as a pain medicine specialist in Placentia, CA were nerve block, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

apheresis	59
aspiration	172
blood draw	74
chronic care	72
diagnostic procedures	88
doctor visit	2705
image guided procedures	16
implant surgery	11
injections	482
manual therapy	79
minimally invasive procedures	89
nerve block	822
nerve procedures	66
neurostimulator lead placement	87
neurostimulator replacement	11
pain management	356
preventive care	176
rehabilitation	106
spinal procedures	202

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	365

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	51
Non-Hispanic White	447
Hispanic	78
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	148
85 and over	49
Less than 65	172
65 to 74	238

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Albert Lai, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Albert Lai, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	7
Dementia	7

Education & Training

He completed residency at Tufts Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and has a state license in California.

Residency: Tufts Medical Center (2001)

Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Albert Lai, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated	$6,164 SCS FreedonSpinal Cord Stimulator $22	Freedom-8A Receiver Kit Channel A US w/ Receiver $20	$6,122
US WORLDMEDS, LLC	$1,295 Lucemyra/Lofexidine $1,295
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,221 Neuro-Chronic Pain $1,221
Abbott Laboratories	$1,195 PROCLAIM $371	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $338	SCS IPGs $236	Octrode $69	Proclaim IPG $48	Other $133
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC	$958 Nalocet $495	Prolate $463
Other	$7,578 LYRICA $500	WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 $490	INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $462	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $419	Avastin $266	Other $5,440

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,446
Travel and Lodging	$5,447
Honoraria	$1,000
Consulting Fee	$322
Entertainment	$170
Other	$26

Research Payments

Dr. Albert Lai, MD has received 43 research payments totaling $47,678.

Biography

Dr. Albert Lai's specialty is interventional pain medicine. He has an open panel in Placentia, CA according to Doctor.com. For his residency, Dr. Lai trained at Tufts Medical Center.