Karen Puiman Lau, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Durham, NC
Karen Puiman Lau, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1770624157, issued on Feb 9, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 201138, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Puiman Lau
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 201138 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Durham County Health Department, Durham, NC 27701
- Phone
- (919) 560-7849
- Enumerated
- Feb 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 560-7874
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Puiman Lau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 201138Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Karen Puiman Lau among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Karen Puiman Lau, FNP is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 10% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
283 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Durham
They are 283 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 6,631 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Karen Puiman Lau, FNP's NPI number?
Karen Puiman Lau, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770624157, issued on Feb 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Puiman Lau, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Durham County Health Department, Durham, NC, 27701. Phone: (919) 560-7849. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Puiman Lau, FNP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201138, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen Puiman Lau, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Puiman Lau, FNP had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.