Carson David Liu, M.D.,F.A.C.S.
Surgery Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Carson David Liu, M.D.,F.A.C.S. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1982628830, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (California G75372, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carson David Liu
- Credential
- M.D.,F.A.C.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G75372 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 20TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 208-0474
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 208-0374
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031106000824); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carson David Liu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G75372Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
50 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 72% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mounjaro25 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $31.15
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Carson David Liu among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Carson David Liu, M.D.,F.A.C.S. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Carson David Liu, M.D.,F.A.C.S.'s NPI number?
Carson David Liu, M.D.,F.A.C.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982628830, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carson David Liu, M.D.,F.A.C.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 20TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 208-0474. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carson David Liu, M.D.,F.A.C.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G75372, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carson David Liu, M.D.,F.A.C.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carson David Liu, M.D.,F.A.C.S. had 50 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carson David Liu, M.D.,F.A.C.S.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.