NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cecilia Lau, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Kansas City, MO

Cecilia Lau, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1821451360, issued on Apr 1, 2016. Check the license on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821451360
Name
Cecilia Lau
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
2020-03038 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4801 E Linwood Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64128
Phone
(816) 861-4700
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2016
Record last updated
Oct 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220404001283); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2016
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4801 E Linwood Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dane Abegg, PH.DPsychologist1962371203
  2. Deneb Aben, BSN,RN,OCNOncology Registered Nurse1497560387
  3. Teri Ackerson, RNRegistered Nurse1427854819
  4. Sheila Adams, RN-BSNHemodialysis Registered Nurse1003621178
  5. Adenike AdewumiRegistered Nurse1043015159
  6. Lisa Adil AbedLicensed Practical Nurse1235935651

Verify Cecilia Lau in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing ArtsCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

33 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Cecilia Lau33
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Topiramate11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $70.69

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cecilia Lau$70.69
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Sweetgrass Psychiatry LLCMount Pleasant, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cecilia Lau among 965 psychiatry physician records in Missouri

Cecilia Lau, MD is one of 965 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 474 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Missouri

There are 965 psychiatry physician records in Missouri.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Ambrose, MDKansas City, MO 641281578662029
  2. Jay Banister, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641281144340233
  3. Glydene Clark, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641281558385823
  4. Teresa Moscovich, MDKansas City, MO 641281720174139
  5. Christine Pierce, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641281396759098
  6. William Rinck, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641281962416586
  7. Michael Smith, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641281255355491
  8. Mark Sundahl, MDKansas City, MO 641281194189555

Common questions

What is Cecilia Lau, MD's NPI number?

Cecilia Lau, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821451360, issued on Apr 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cecilia Lau, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4801 E Linwood Blvd, Kansas City, MO, 64128. Phone: (816) 861-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cecilia Lau, MD's license?

Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Cecilia Lau, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cecilia Lau, MD had 33 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.