Ignatius Lau, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician · New York, NY
Ignatius Lau, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1407210529, issued on Apr 6, 2016. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ignatius Lau
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- A171825 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 E 98TH St # 1259, New York, NY 10029
- Phone
- (212) 241-2087
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210714002852); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5 E 98TH St # 1259
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ilan Kent, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336502954
- Priscilla Lam, M.D.Surgery Physician1013448950
- Amber McDonald, PAPhysician Assistant1265789184
- James MoonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750745311
- Shannon Nesbit, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104764968
- Michael Plietz, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1306377866
Verify Ignatius Lau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel58 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 claims
- Xarelto15 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,848.42
77 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Polyxene Gazetas Kokinos MD PCCampbell, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 412 vascular surgery physician records in New York.
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- Mahmoud Almadani, MDBrooklyn, NY1346627734
- Bakir Altai, M.D.Brooklyn, NY1275628182
- John Ambrosino, MDKingston, NY1821070327
- Anoushiravan Amini, M.D.Bronx, NY1861649055
- Joseph Anain, M.D.Buffalo, NY1235100041
- Paul Anain, MDBuffalo, NY1003887811
- Leonard Anderson, MDJohnson City, NY1760482863
Common questions
What is Ignatius Lau, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ignatius Lau, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407210529, issued on Apr 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ignatius Lau, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 E 98TH St # 1259, New York, NY, 10029. Phone: (212) 241-2087. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ignatius Lau, M.D.'s license?
Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ignatius Lau, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ignatius Lau, M.D. had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ignatius Lau, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.