DAVID LAU
Adult Medicine Physician in LONG BEACH, California. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
DAVID LAU filed 2,451 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Adult Medicine Physician in LONG BEACH, California, prescribing 93% generic.
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 93%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
DAVID LAU's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
2,451 Top 14% higher than 86% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
DAVID LAU practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about DAVID LAU?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in California
How Adult Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Adult Medicine Physician share within California
Adult Medicine Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in California
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Adult Medicine Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Adult Medicine Physician ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Adult Medicine Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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- Specialty volume Adult Medicine Physician US NPIs
Specialty board-certified rate — Adult Medicine Physician estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
DAVID LAU appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Adult Medicine Physician provider at 3900 E PACIFIC COAST HWY, LONG BEACH, CA, 90804, with a listed phone of (833) 574-2273. NPI 1205281870 was issued on 05/02/2016. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what LAU most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,451 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 313 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $116K in drug spend, split 7% brand-name and 93% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.5%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Adult Medicine Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 2,481 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 2,807 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1205281870 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Adult Medicine Physician |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/02/2016 |
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How we sourced this profile
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where DAVID LAU bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context — California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to DAVID LAU. To verify DAVID LAU's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
7% brand-name claims vs 93% generic, on 2,451 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 6,378
- Total Day Supply
- 186,884
- Brand vs Generic
- 7% brand / 93% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $63K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $50K
- Opioid Claims
- 110 (4.5% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 80
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.17
- Gender Split
- 45% female / 55% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 24, 65-74: 161, 75-84: 107, 85+: 21
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What DAVID LAU prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
234 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium
Rosuvastatin Calcium
119 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
111 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
103 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium 88
Levothyroxine Sodium
88 claims
- Lisinopril 82
Lisinopril
82 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 70
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
70 claims
- Metformin Hcl 66
Metformin Hcl
66 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 234 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 119 |
| Losartan Potassium | 111 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 103 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 88 |
| Lisinopril | 82 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 70 |
| Metformin Hcl | 66 |
| Trazodone Hcl | 59 |
| Metformin Hcl Er Metformin Hcl | 57 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Adult Medicine Physician Overview
How DAVID LAU fits within the Adult Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
DAVID LAU's 2,451 claims are below the specialty average of 2,807.
Nearby Adult Medicine Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as LAU.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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