NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lue Lao, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Elk Grove, CA

Lue Lao, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Elk Grove, California, and NPI 1235634437, issued on Mar 28, 2018. Check the license (California A163863, 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
1235634437
Name
Lue Lao
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
A163863 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9394 Big Horn Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95758
Phone
(916) 691-8500
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 23, 2024
Fax
(916) 691-8597
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230929002805); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2018
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 9394 Big Horn Blvd

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

  1. Kristian Borofka, DOFamily Medicine Physician1689165276
  2. Rose Celan, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1245957752
  3. VI Dam-Pearson, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1770838104
  4. Navjot Dhillon, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1033885371
  5. Menalin Ganal, DOFamily Medicine Physician1245577279
  6. Liza IV, MS, RDNRegistered Dietitian1265041693

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  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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

272 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lue Lao272
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium31 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate22 claims
  3. Spironolactone22 claims
  4. Jardiance19 claims
  5. Carvedilol18 claims
  6. Eliquis18 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: $51.76

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lue Lao$51.76
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Marshall Medical CenterCameron Park, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Lue Lao among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Lue Lao, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Radhika Bukkapatnam, M.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581043293079
  2. Suegene LeeElk Grove, CA 957581457747180
  3. Catharine Malmsten, M.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581205812195
  4. Julia Tian, M.D.Elk Grove, CA 957581184079139
  5. Azadeh Toofaninejad, D.O.Elk Grove, CA 957581013149012
  6. Danielle Belardo, MDSacramento, CA 958111154734432
  7. Samir Artoul, MDSacramento, CA 958161245269190
  8. Richard Axelrod, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958161437147923

Common questions

What is Lue Lao, MD's NPI number?

Lue Lao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235634437, issued on Mar 28, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lue Lao, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9394 Big Horn Blvd, Elk Grove, CA, 95758. Phone: (916) 691-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lue Lao, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A163863, 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 Lue Lao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lue Lao, MD had 272 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.