NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Ka Ling Lau, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Anaheim, CA

Karen Ka Ling Lau, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Anaheim, California, and NPI 1548595580, issued on Oct 8, 2009. Check the license (California A109171, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548595580
Name
Karen Ka Ling Lau
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A109171 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
761 S Weir Canyon RD Ste 185, Anaheim, CA 92808
Phone
(714) 282-6934
Enumerated
Oct 8, 2009
Record last updated
Nov 22, 2025
Fax
(714) 282-6935
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091211000667); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 761 S Weir Canyon RD Ste 185

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Pratik Gandhi, D.O.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1619234523
  2. Jason Ly, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1699438762
  3. Karren Tan, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1578226064

Verify Karen Ka Ling Lau in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,106 Medicare Part D claims for 525 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 93 claims were for opioids.

  1. Karen Lau6,106
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium418 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium367 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium337 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium271 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate226 claims
  6. Escitalopram Oxalate123 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Centers For Family Medicine GPOrange, CA
  2. Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupAnaheim, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karen Ka Ling Lau among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Karen Ka Ling Lau, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

234 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Anaheim

They are 234 of the 9,018 NPPES records with a practice address in Anaheim, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jason Berry, D.O.Anaheim, CA 928081598742710
  2. Henry Cheng, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928081811276181
  3. Natalie Garcia-Montoya, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928081134411424
  4. Jo Pitzer, MDAnaheim, CA 928081740254366
  5. Gregory Thier, MDAnaheim, CA 928081922088558
  6. Lauren Wheeler, DOAnaheim, CA 928081194345116
  7. Carol Ahmed, D.O.Anaheim, CA 928071598962961
  8. Clifford Clinton, M.D.Anaheim, CA 928071063613669

Common questions

What is Karen Ka Ling Lau, M.D.'s NPI number?

Karen Ka Ling Lau, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548595580, issued on Oct 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Ka Ling Lau, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 761 S Weir Canyon RD Ste 185, Anaheim, CA, 92808. Phone: (714) 282-6934. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Ka Ling Lau, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A109171, 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 Karen Ka Ling Lau, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Ka Ling Lau, M.D. had 6,106 Medicare Part D claims for 525 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.