Wallace Lai, MD
Wallace Lai, MD is a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician in Salem, OR, registered under NPI 1578503249.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 2480 LIBERTY ST NE SUITE 110, Salem, OR 97301. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| MD17813 | OR | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology… primary |
This provider holds licence MD17813 issued in OR. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - Cardiac Electrophysiology
- PAC ID
- 4880668607
- Enrollment ID
- I20040826000539
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Cardiac Electrophysiology. Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology covers
A field of special interest within the subspecialty of cardiovascular disease, specialty of Internal Medicine, which involves intricate technical procedures to evaluate heart rhythms and determine appropriate treatment for them. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 207RC0001X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1578503249 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Jun 8, 2006 |
| Last updated | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | MD |
| Practice address |
2480 LIBERTY ST NE SUITE 110 Salem, OR 97301 (503) 371-1756 Fax (503) 584-7971 |
| Other identifiers |
060060218
· Other (OR) 100009591 · Medicaid (OR) 288256 · Medicaid (OR) |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Sum = 61 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 9 · actual last digit = 9
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.