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Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine

(Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD)
Specializes in: General Practice and Adult Hospital Medicine
University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine
1545 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94143

Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine is a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA specializing in general practice and adult hospital medicine. She graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine is affiliated with UCSF Health, Regents of the University of California, UCSF, Hill Physicians and General Internal Medicine at Post Street.

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Office Locations

1545 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94143
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1545 Divisadero Street First and Second Floors UCSF General Internal Medicine at Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 271
hospital care 88
inpatient care 88

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 174
hospital care 139
inpatient care 139

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine.

Gender
Male 62
Female 84
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 67
Black 0
Hispanic 20
Asian 34
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 45
From 75 to 84 33
85 and over 23
Less than 65 45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine in 2013

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 41
Dementia 19
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 279
hospital care 30
inpatient care 30

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine.

Gender
Male 72
Female 108
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 63
Black 36
Hispanic 0
Asian 55
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 61
From 75 to 84 47
85 and over 19
Less than 65 53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine in 2014

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 23
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 18
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 39
Dementia 12
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 250
hospital care 31
inpatient care 31

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine.

Gender
Male 148
Female 200
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 108
Black 60
Hispanic 0
Asian 126
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 124
From 75 to 84 96
85 and over 52
Less than 65 76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine in 2015

Hypertension 60
High Cholesterol 43
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 40
Dementia 12
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 275

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine.

Gender
Male 83
Female 126
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 84
Black 30
Hispanic 25
Asian 58
Other 12
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 80
From 75 to 84 61
85 and over 21
Less than 65 47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine in 2016

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 43
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 36
Dementia 12
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 189

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine.

Gender
Male 47
Female 78
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 41
Black 26
Hispanic 0
Asian 37
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 52
From 75 to 84 30
85 and over 18
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine in 2017

Hypertension 60
High Cholesterol 38
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 32
Dementia 12
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 177
hospital care 82
inpatient care 82

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine.

Gender
Male 66
Female 83
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 50
Black 30
Hispanic 0
Asian 51
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 70
From 75 to 84 36
85 and over 17
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 44
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 32
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 44
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12
Diabetes 37
Dementia 13
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 183
hospital care 45
inpatient care 45

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine.

Gender
Male 53
Female 82
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 46
Black 23
Hispanic 13
Asian 42
Other 11
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 64
From 75 to 84 33
85 and over 18
Less than 65 20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine in 2019

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 48
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 44
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 43
Dementia 19
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 124
hospital care 38
inpatient care 38

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine.

Gender
Male 49
Female 69
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 54
Black 22
Hispanic 0
Asian 21
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 49
From 75 to 84 27
85 and over 19
Less than 65 23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine in 2020

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 47
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 46
Dementia 21
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 148
hospital care 46
inpatient care 46

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine.

Gender
Male 59
Female 69
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 58
Black 16
Hispanic 0
Asian 34
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 54
From 75 to 84 36
85 and over 22
Less than 65 16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine in 2021

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 41
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 18
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 38
Dementia 16
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 139
hospital care 53
inpatient care 53

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine.

Gender
Male 46
Female 78
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 50
Black 13
Hispanic 0
Asian 39
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 53
From 75 to 84 38
85 and over 22
Less than 65 11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine in 2022

Hypertension 71
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 28
Dementia 13
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine treated as a general practitioner in San Francisco, CA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit 200
hospital care 61
inpatient care 61

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine.

Gender
Male 62
Female 88
Ethnicity
Black / African American 23
Asian / Pacific Islander 45
Non-Hispanic White 56
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 5
Other 2
Age
75 to 84 39
85 and over 21
Less than 65 31
65 to 74 59

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 43
Stroke 2
Ischemic Heart Disease 28
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 7
Osteoporosis 13
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 34
Atrial Fibrillation 11
Dementia 13
Cancer 13

Education & Training

Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine. She completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UCSF Health
Regents of the University of California
UCSF
Hill Physicians
General Internal Medicine at Post Street

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Blue Shield of California, UnitedHealthcare, SCAN Health Plan, Anthem, Health Net, Hill Physicians Care Solutions, Central Health Plan, CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan) and Canopy Health.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna
Aetna
Blue Shield of California
UnitedHealthcare
SCAN Health Plan
Anthem
Health Net
Hill Physicians Care Solutions
Central Health Plan
CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)
Canopy Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 134 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Cindy J. Lai, MD, Internal Medicine from all over the web to help you find the right in San Francisco, CA. 

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-07-17
Patient verified via Press Ganey
Dr. Cindy Lai is the best! She really listens to and cares about me and my health. She is very thorough and I am blessed to have her as my PCP.

Biography

Dr. Cindy Lai is a specialist in adult hospital medicine and general practice in San Francisco, CA. Her average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). She usually honors Blue Shield, Health Net, and Anthem, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Lai attended the University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine and then went on to complete her residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Lai is professionally affiliated with UCSF Health, Hill Physicians, and Regents of the University of California. Hill Physicians reports that she is not accepting new patients.

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