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Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery, Colon & Rectal Surgery and Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (1993)

44151 N. 15th Street West Suite 101
Lancaster, CA 93534

(661) 902-5600

Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD is a general surgeon in DUARTE, CA specializing in general surgery, colon & rectal surgery and surgical oncology (cancer surgery). She graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 1993 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD is affiliated with Antelope Valley Medical Center, City of Hope and CITY OF HOPE MEDICAL FOUNDATION.

Office Locations

1500 EAST DUARTE ROAD
DUARTE, CA 91010

(626) 359-8111

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Antelope Valley Medical Center

44151 N. 15th Street West Suite 101
Lancaster, CA 93534

(661) 902-5600

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Still, Dr. Lily Lai, who has researched HPV-related cancers at the City of Hope in Duarte, California, said she agrees with the study's researchers that vaccination will probably help bring down...”—"HPV-related cancers rose before vaccines hit market", Fox News, March 2015

“"I think the literature has already shown that there has been an increase in anal cancer cases, but we were surprised to see how dramatically it increased," according to Dr. Lily Lai, the study's...”—"Anal cancer cases tripled in U.S. over two decades", NBC News, March 2013

“Many physicians have been telling colon cancer survivors to avoid a Western diet, said Dr. Lily Lai of the City of Hope cancer center, who was not involved in the study.”—"Study ties return of colon cancer to diet", Los Angeles Times, August 2007

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

tunneled central line removal

By Affordability:

device removal

tunneled central line removal

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD performed more tunneled central line removal procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for device removal, and tunneled central line removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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

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

doctor visit	210

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	291

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	27
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	321

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD treated as a general surgeon in DUARTE, CA during 2015 were lymph node procedures, excision, breast procedures and open surgery.

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

breast procedures	13
cancer surgery	13
device removal	12
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	307
excision	26
lymph node procedures	26
open surgery	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	38
Hispanic	70
Asian	68
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	26
Less than 65	58

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	282

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	19
Less than 65	32

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	278

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	14
Less than 65	27

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	72

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD treated as a general surgeon in DUARTE, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

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

breast procedures	12
cancer surgery	12
doctor visit	348
excision	12
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	25
Less than 65	47

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD treated as a general surgeon in DUARTE, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	183
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	15
Less than 65	26

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD treated as a general surgeon in DUARTE, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

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

catheterization	14
doctor visit	152
hospital care	167
inpatient care	167

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	46
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	12
Less than 65	20

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD treated as a general surgeon in DUARTE, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	148
hospital care	146
inpatient care	146

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	38
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	12
Less than 65	12

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD treated as a general surgeon in DUARTE, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	179
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	64
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD treated as a general surgeon in DUARTE, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, lymph node procedures and excision.

breast procedures	12
cancer surgery	12
catheterization	14
device removal	12
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	245
excision	19
hospital care	113
inpatient care	113
lymph node procedures	26
open surgery	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	28
Non-Hispanic White	104
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	36
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	59
85 and over	11
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	98

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

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	9
Cancer	62

Education & Training

Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine in 1993. She completed residency at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine (1993)

Residency: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lily L. Lai, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Antelope Valley Medical Center

City of Hope

CITY OF HOPE MEDICAL FOUNDATION

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$6,466 Da Vinci Surgical System $6,466
Stryker Corporation	$363 1588 HD 3 Chip Camera $309	SPY Technology $54
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$219 TASIGNA $141	AFINITOR $64	Exjade $14
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$80 ERBITUX $70	SPRYCEL $11
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$28 BioZorb $28
Other	$24 FARESTON $14	SIR-Spheres microspheres $10

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$4,685
Education	$1,500
Food and Beverage	$996

Biography

Dr. Lily Lai's medical specialty is general surgery, surgical oncology (cancer surgery), and colon & rectal surgery. She attended medical school at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. She completed her residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Dr. Lai's distinctions include: Southern California Super Doctors; Upjohn Achievement Award in Clinical Medicine (Surgery), UCSD School o; and 'Most Valuable Student' Scholarship, National Elks Foundation. She speaks the following languages: Mandarin and Cantonese. Her professional affiliations include Antelope Valley Medical Center and City of Hope. Dr. Lai has an open panel in DUARTE, CA according to Doctor.com.