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Dr. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD

(204 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Infectious Disease

Penn State College of Medicine (1997)

Professional interests include: MRSA infection, HPV (human papillomavirus), shingles, and more.

110 Irving Street Northwest Room 1a-50b
Washington, DC 20010

(202) 877-0333

Dr. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD is an adult infectious disease specialist in Washington, DC specializing in adult infectious disease. He graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 1997 and has 27 years of experience. Dr. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD is affiliated with MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Health, MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and WHC PHYSICIAN GROUP LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

110 Irving Street Northwest Room 1a-50b
Washington, DC 20010

Some issues Dr. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD can help you with:

Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is a condition caused by bacteria (borrelia burgdorferi) that are transmitted via infected ticks. Most cases of Lyme disease are found in the United States East Coast and parts of the Midwest. The three main vectors of transmission for Lyme disease are:

Blacklegged (deer) ticks, which spread Lyme disease in the Northeastern, North -Central, and mid-Atlantic United States.
Western blacklegged ticks, which spread Lyme disease in the Pacific and Coastal regions of the United States.
A mother infected with Lyme disease may pass it onto a fetus.

As background, ticks lay on the tops of grass and brush, clutching onto leaves with their legs and with their arms outstretched. This formation is called "questing" and allows ticks to quickly latch onto passers-by. Within two hours of biting a person's skin, the tick slowly begins to feed from the blood of its host, which can transmit the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. This tick activity generally occurs seasonally and tick bites mostly occur during the springtime.

After being infected, people with Lyme disease may develop symptoms like fever, exhaustion, headache, joint aches, and skin rash, usually three to thirty days after the tick bite. Lyme disease is characterized by a particular skin rash called erythema migrans, which is an enlarged red rash that starts at the site of the tick bite and expands outwards. The rash is a strong indicator that someone has developed or is at risk of developing Lyme disease.

In the following few months, symptoms may worsen and progress to include:

Facial palsy (facial droop)
Headache and neck pain
Arthritis
Nerve pain and numbness
Spinal and brain inflammation
Abnormal heart rhythm (Lyme carditis)

Most cases of Lyme disease dissipate over a few months. Lyme disease may be cured by a course of oral antibiotics, such as amoxicillin or doxycycline. Other treatments may include:

Nerve blocking drugs for pain, such as gabapentin
Topical ointments for rashes

People can take action to prevent Lyme disease by exercising caution when in environments with ticks. Using insect repellant and wearing long socks and protecting clothing can help prevent tick bites. Outdoor enthusiasts should regularly perform "tick checks," evaluating their skin for small ticks, especially in areas where ticks may easily burrow. Showering within two hours of returning indoors also can reduce the likelihood of developing Lyme disease.

In The News

“Leon Lai, an infectious disease doctor at the hospital, said final details are still being worked out.The hospital plans to "do the best we can to use these funds wisely and maximize the best care...”—"Fewer HIV funds for women, youth in big cities including D.C.", Washington Post, October 2012

doctor visit	138
hospital care	384
inpatient care	384

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	165
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	113

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	50
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

doctor visit	87
hospital care	368
inpatient care	368

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	136
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	75

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	58
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

doctor visit	116
hospital care	463
inpatient care	463

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	320
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	26
Less than 65	198

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	52
Dementia	24
Cancer	10

doctor visit	78
hospital care	539
inpatient care	539

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	154
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	0
Less than 65	96

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	60
Dementia	33
Cancer	14

doctor visit	81
hospital care	374
inpatient care	374

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	121
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	93

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	57
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

doctor visit	84
hospital care	442
inpatient care	442

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	35
Black	142
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	52
Dementia	28
Cancer	15

doctor visit	104
hospital care	482
inpatient care	482

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	183
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	12
Less than 65	104

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	61
Dementia	33
Cancer	10

doctor visit	52
hospital care	527
inpatient care	527

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	146
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	18
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	64
Dementia	40
Cancer	12

doctor visit	151
hospital care	703
inpatient care	703

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Washington, DC were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	100
hospital care	475
inpatient care	475

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	136
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	21
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	21
85 and over	5
Less than 65	82
65 to 74	54

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, heart failure and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	45
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	9
Dementia	21

Education & Training

Dr. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 1997. He completed residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease and has a state license in District of Columbia.

Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine (1997)

Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2000)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease

Licensed In: District of Columbia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital

MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center

MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

MedStar Health

MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

MedStar Union Memorial Hospital

WHC PHYSICIAN GROUP LLC

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. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, MAMSI, First Health PPO, Blue Choice, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Coventry, TRICARE Reserve Select, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Aetna HMO, Kaiser Select, Kaiser Permanente, CIGNA EPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, CIGNA Indemnity, AmeriHealth, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Coventry National Network PPO, Amerigroup, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Virginia Premier Health Plan, WellPoint, Aetna, CIGNA Network Open Access, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), HealthyBlue PPO, MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice, CareFirst NASCO, CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO, Traditional Medicare Fee for Service, United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO), Innovation Health: Open POS Plus, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families, Carefirst EPO, Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus, United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program, CareFirst Administrators, United Student Resources, United Select HMO - EPO/NPP, United MD IPA Preferred (POS), United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO), Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP), Innovation Health: Network Only Plus, United MD IPA (HMO), United Choice Plus, CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans), Innovation Health: PPO, HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO, MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance, United Choice, United Optimum Choice, Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus), Innovation Health: POS, Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS), Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus, United Select Plus (POS), CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced, United Erickson Advantage Plans, Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice, Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS), Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN), D-SNP), I-SNP, CareFirst MedStar PPO, CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity, United Core Essential (HMO), Innovation Health: POS Plus, HumanaChoice PPO, United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP, Innovation Health: Open POS II, Innovation Health: Indemnity, United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose, Veterans Affairs Community Care Network, United Navigate, Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO, Police and Fire Clinic and CareFirst MedStar Select PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

MAMSI

First Health PPO

Blue Choice

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Coventry

TRICARE Reserve Select

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Aetna HMO

Kaiser Select

Kaiser Permanente

CIGNA EPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

CIGNA Indemnity

AmeriHealth

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Coventry National Network PPO

Amerigroup

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Virginia Premier Health Plan

WellPoint

Aetna

CIGNA Network Open Access

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

HealthyBlue PPO

MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

CareFirst NASCO

CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

Carefirst EPO

Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

CareFirst Administrators

United Student Resources

United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)

Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

United MD IPA (HMO)

United Choice Plus

CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

Innovation Health: PPO

HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO

MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

United Choice

United Optimum Choice

Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

Innovation Health: POS

Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

United Select Plus (POS)

CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

United Erickson Advantage Plans

Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice

Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

D-SNP)

I-SNP

CareFirst MedStar PPO

CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

United Core Essential (HMO)

Innovation Health: POS Plus

HumanaChoice PPO

United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

Innovation Health: Open POS II

Innovation Health: Indemnity

United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

United Navigate

Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

Police and Fire Clinic

CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 204 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Leon Liang-Yu Lai, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Washington, DC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$124 KEYTRUDA $124
Janssen Products, LP	$100 PREZCOBIX $100
AbbVie, Inc.	$97 $97

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$220
Education	$100

Biography

Dr. Leon Lai specializes in adult infectious disease and practices in Washington, DC. Dr. Lai's areas of expertise include the following: measles vaccination, polio vaccination, and hepatitis C. He seems to honor Amerigroup, Blue California, and Coventry, as well as other insurance carriers. He graduated from Penn State College of Medicine. Dr. Lai's residency was performed at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is affiliated with MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.