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Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD

Accepting New Patients

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

National Taiwan University School of Medicine

210 N. Garfield Avenue #303
Monterey Park, CA 91754

(626) 571-6501

Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD is an otolaryngologist in Monterey Park, CA specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). He graduated from National Taiwan University School of Medicine. Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD is affiliated with AHMC Healthcare, Astrana Health, Alhambra Hospital Medical Center, Allied Pacific IPA and TED Y. LAI, MD.

Office Locations

210 N. Garfield Avenue #303
Monterey Park, CA 91754

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

allergen immunotherapy

pure-tone threshold audiometry

speech audiometry

speech reception threshold

subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy

threshold audiometry

tympanometry

In 2023, Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD had a list price for allergen immunotherapy, audiometry test, ear procedures, immittance testing, immunotherapy, pure-tone audiometry, pure-tone threshold audiometry, speech audiometry, speech reception threshold (SRT), subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy (allergy shots), threshold audiometry, and tympanometry 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:

hearing evaluation

hearing test

In 2023, Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD had a list price for hearing evaluation, and hearing test 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:

hearing evaluation

hearing test

injections

speech reception threshold

tympanometry

In 2012, Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD performed more hearing evaluation, hearing test, injections, speech reception threshold (SRT), and tympanometry procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Monterey Park, CA during 2012 were lab tests, allergy testing, immunotherapy and injections.

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

allergy testing	1621
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	117
diagnostic procedures	612
doctor visit	465
ear procedures	495
excision	117
gynecologic procedures	117
immunotherapy	626
injections	626
lab tests	1621
minimally invasive procedures	117
nose surgery	117
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	117

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Monterey Park, CA during 2013 were lab tests, allergy testing, diagnostic procedures and immunotherapy.

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

allergy testing	2088
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	159
diagnostic procedures	685
doctor visit	430
ear procedures	526
excision	159
gynecologic procedures	159
immunotherapy	611
injections	611
lab tests	2088
minimally invasive procedures	159
nose surgery	159
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	159

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	430
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	83
Less than 65	19

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	35
Atrial Fibrilation	3
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	49
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Monterey Park, CA during 2014 were lab tests, allergy testing, diagnostic procedures and ear procedures.

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

allergy testing	901
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	29
diagnostic procedures	523
doctor visit	418
ear procedures	494
excision	29
gynecologic procedures	29
lab tests	901
minimally invasive procedures	40
nose surgery	40
nosebleed treatment	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	29

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	424
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	90
Less than 65	20

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Monterey Park, CA during 2015 were lab tests, allergy testing, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

allergy testing	1080
diagnostic procedures	347
doctor visit	344
ear procedures	347
immunotherapy	320
injections	320
lab tests	1080

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	682
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	320
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	118
Less than 65	22

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Monterey Park, CA during 2016 were lab tests, allergy testing, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

allergy testing	1116
diagnostic procedures	403
doctor visit	379
ear procedures	403
immunotherapy	398
injections	398
lab tests	1116

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	366
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	74
Less than 65	18

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	46
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Monterey Park, CA during 2017 were lab tests, allergy testing, immunotherapy and injections.

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

allergy testing	1080
diagnostic procedures	387
doctor visit	414
ear procedures	387
immunotherapy	390
injections	390
lab tests	1080

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	219

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	34
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Monterey Park, CA during 2018 were lab tests, allergy testing, immunotherapy and injections.

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

allergy testing	1836
diagnostic procedures	502
doctor visit	467
ear procedures	502
immunotherapy	667
injections	667
lab tests	1836

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	434
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	91
Less than 65	19

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	39
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	51
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Monterey Park, CA during 2019 were lab tests, allergy testing, immunotherapy and injections.

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

allergy testing	973
diagnostic procedures	530
doctor visit	478
ear procedures	530
immunotherapy	613
injections	613
lab tests	973

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	469
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	106
Less than 65	11

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	48
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Monterey Park, CA during 2020 were immunotherapy, injections, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	310
doctor visit	329
ear procedures	310
immunotherapy	370
injections	370

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	299
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	52
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Monterey Park, CA during 2021 were immunotherapy, injections, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	382
doctor visit	460
ear procedures	382
immunotherapy	391
injections	391

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	411
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	48
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Monterey Park, CA during 2022 were immunotherapy, injections, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

diagnostic procedures	406
doctor visit	505
ear procedures	406
immunotherapy	561
injections	561

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	445
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	42
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	49
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Monterey Park, CA were allergy testing, lab tests, immunotherapy and injections.

allergy testing	1336
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	101
diagnostic procedures	462
doctor visit	426
ear procedures	434
excision	101
gynecologic procedures	101
immunotherapy	494
injections	494
lab tests	1336
minimally invasive procedures	105
nose surgery	105
nosebleed treatment	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	101

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	395
Non-Hispanic White	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	11
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	141
85 and over	51
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	185

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	30
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD graduated from National Taiwan University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Columbia University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certification: MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA and has a state license in California.

Medical School: National Taiwan University School of Medicine

Residency: Columbia University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Certification: MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

AHMC Healthcare

Astrana Health

Alhambra Hospital Medical Center

Allied Pacific IPA

TED Y. LAI, MD

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD has an average of 1.4 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ted Y. Lai, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Monterey Park, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$81 Latera $81
Optinose US, Inc.	$19 Xhance $19
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$11 RAGWITEK $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$111

Biography

Dr. Ted Lai is an otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) specialist in Monterey Park, CA. He speaks Mandarin. He has indicated that his clinical interests include ear problems. Dr. Lai's professional affiliations include Astrana Health, AHMC Healthcare, and Alhambra Hospital Medical Center. After completing medical school at National Taiwan University School of Medicine, Dr. Lai performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Columbia University. His average rating from his patients is 1.5 stars (out of 5). His practice in MONTEREY PARK, CA is open to new patients as reported by Astrana Health.