James L. Lau, MD
Urology Physician · Panorama City, CA
James L. Lau, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Panorama City, California, and NPI 1811056435, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (California A45838, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James L. Lau
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- A45838 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA 91402
- Phone
- (818) 375-2000
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051026000811); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 13652 Cantara St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James L. Lau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A45838Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
1,368 Medicare Part D claims for 441 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl412 claims
- Finasteride204 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim153 claims
- Cephalexin110 claims
- Myrbetriq71 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er52 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: $9,776.18
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Ethicon Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Providence Medical FoundationNapa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is James L. Lau, MD's NPI number?
James L. Lau, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811056435, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James L. Lau, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA, 91402. Phone: (818) 375-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James L. Lau, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A45838, 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 James L. Lau, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James L. Lau, MD had 1,368 Medicare Part D claims for 441 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.