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Dr. Kafai Lai, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine, Foot & Ankle Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Professional interests include: replacement arthroplasty (joint replacement)

6001 Shimer Drive
Lockport, NY 14094

(716) 419-0400

Dr. Kafai Lai, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Lewiston, NY specializing in sports medicine, foot & ankle surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Kafai Lai, MD is affiliated with Catholic Health System and Mount St Mary's Hospital.

Office Locations

5300 Military Road 2nd Floor
Lewiston, NY 14092

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Mount St Mary's Hospital

6001 Shimer Drive
Lockport, NY 14094

(716) 419-0400

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Some issues Dr. Kafai Lai, MD can help you with:

Replacement Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement)

Joint replacement, sometimes also called arthroplasty, is an option when a joint becomes severely damaged by disease or injury. The damaged cartilage of the joint is surgically removed, the ends of the bones in the joint are resurfaced, and a prosthetic is installed. Most prosthetic joints are made of a metal piece that fits into a plastic sleeve so that they glide smoothly. A joint replacement increases stability in the damaged area and decreases pain. The hip and knee are the two joints most commonly replaced, but joint replacement can also be performed on the ankle, shoulder, elbow and even fingers.

Although joint replacement is one of the safest and most reliable medical procedures available, it is still a major surgical procedure. All surgical procedures carry risks, such as infection or blood clots. For this reason, doctors try to help their patients avoid surgery for as long as they can. Taking arthritis medications, losing weight, avoiding high impact sports such as running, taking supplements such as glucosamine or chondroitin, or having joint injections may allow a patient to enjoy life without the need for surgery.

After having joint replacement surgery, patients can expect some pain the first few days as they recover. Physical therapy is an important part of recovery, and it can decrease complications and increase future mobility. As soon as possible, returning to low impact sports such as swimming, walking or biking can stretch and heal the new joint. A prosthetic joint can last 15 - 20 years and cannot be further damaged by degenerative diseases such as arthritis, so once it is done patients should be pain-free for many years.

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

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joint aspiration

joint injections

In 2012, Dr. Kafai Lai, MD performed more joint aspiration, and joint injections procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kafai Lai, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Lewiston, NY during 2012 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	29
doctor visit	397
injections	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kafai Lai, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Lewiston, NY during 2013 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	36
doctor visit	317
injections	36
joint surgery	15
lower extremity surgery	15
reconstructive surgery	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kafai Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	11
Less than 65	97

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kafai Lai, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Lewiston, NY during 2014 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	46
doctor visit	377
injections	46
joint surgery	31
lower extremity surgery	31
reconstructive surgery	31

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kafai Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	11
Less than 65	112

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kafai Lai, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Lewiston, NY during 2015 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

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

aspiration	37
doctor visit	286
injections	37
joint surgery	28
lower extremity surgery	28
reconstructive surgery	28

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kafai Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	180

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	27

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kafai Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	23

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kafai Lai, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Lewiston, NY during 2018 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

aspiration	105
doctor visit	311
hospital care	18
injections	105
inpatient care	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kafai Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	30
Less than 65	47

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kafai Lai, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Lewiston, NY during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	72
doctor visit	211
injections	72

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kafai Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	20
Less than 65	39

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kafai Lai, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Lewiston, NY during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	52
doctor visit	142
injections	52

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kafai Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	48

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	15
Less than 65	24

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kafai Lai, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Lewiston, NY during 2021 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	51
doctor visit	208
injections	51
musculoskeletal imaging	35
X-rays	35

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kafai Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	70

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	16
Less than 65	35

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kafai Lai, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Lewiston, NY during 2022 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

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

aspiration	66
doctor visit	185
injections	66
musculoskeletal imaging	36
X-rays	36

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kafai Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	92
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	16
Less than 65	35

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kafai Lai, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Lewiston, NY were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	54
doctor visit	246
hospital care	18
injections	54
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	24
lower extremity surgery	24
musculoskeletal imaging	35
reconstructive surgery	24
X-rays	35

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kafai Lai, MD.

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	102
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	19
85 and over	11
Less than 65	59
65 to 74	40

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

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Catholic Health System

Mount St Mary's Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc.	$1,990 $1,990
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$1,573 Taperloc $1,009	Avenir $519	Trauma-None $17	Gel One $16	G7 $12
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$575 Recon Hips $203	Trauma Limb Restoration $125	Other Trauma $64	Allevyn Life $18	Sports Med Shoulder $16	Other $149
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$287 Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System $37	ALLEVYN LIFE L 15.4X15.4 CTN10 $34	OPSITE $30	RENASYS TOUCH $29	PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy $24	Other $133
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC	$279 Ortho-Knees $279
Other	$1,223 Recon-Lower Extremity Metal $154	Knee $140	EUFLEXXA $109	Biologics $90	Ultrasound Bone Healing $71	Other $660

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,698
Education	$1,941
Travel and Lodging	$1,289

Biography

Dr. Kafai Lai is a specialist in foot & ankle surgery, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Lai include replacement arthroplasty (joint replacement). He speaks Chinese. Dr. Lai is professionally affiliated with Catholic Health System. His practice in Lockport, NY is open to new patients as reported by Catholic Health.

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

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