David S. Lao, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Carmichael, CA
David S. Lao, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Carmichael, California, and NPI 1487817383, issued on Jul 10, 2008. Check the license (California A90449, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David S. Lao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- A90449 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6555 Coyle Ave Ste 280, Carmichael, CA 95608
- Phone
- (916) 536-3560
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2023
- Fax
- (916) 536-3567
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100909000343); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6555 Coyle Ave Ste 280
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David S. Lao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A90449Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
3,888 Medicare Part D claims for 545 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate363 claims
- Eliquis349 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium346 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate222 claims
- Furosemide195 claims
- Clopidogrel190 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,628.63
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationGrass Valley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David S. Lao among 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California
David S. Lao, MD is one of 632 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2001 among the 526 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California.
All 632 in California → Every provider in Carmichael → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Obai Abdullah, MDCarmichael, CA 956081417263450
- Ameera Ahmed, M.DCarmichael, CA 956081073873220
- Scott Baron, MDCarmichael, CA 956081215038930
- Timothy Lee, M.D.Carmichael, CA 956081346350493
- Nick Majetich, MDCarmichael, CA 956081396817474
- Amardeep Singh, M.D.Carmichael, CA 956081780888958
- Bradley Stauber, D.O.Carmichael, CA 956081083980643
- Karanjit Singh, MDFolsom, CA 956301548332521
Common questions
What is David S. Lao, MD's NPI number?
David S. Lao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487817383, issued on Jul 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David S. Lao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6555 Coyle Ave Ste 280, Carmichael, CA, 95608. Phone: (916) 536-3560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David S. Lao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A90449, 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 David S. Lao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David S. Lao, MD had 3,888 Medicare Part D claims for 545 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David S. Lao, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.