Melanie Lau, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Santa Clara, CA
Melanie Lau, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Clara, California, and NPI 1053881748, issued on Nov 26, 2018. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Lau
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 710 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA 95051
- Phone
- (408) 851-4323
- Enumerated
- Nov 26, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210505000145); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Touro Un College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Vallejo, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Lau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
179 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl71 claims
- Bicalutamide25 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 one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Clara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Lau among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Melanie Lau, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 52% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 52% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rose Abendroth, P.A-C PHDSanta Clara, CA 950511568471126
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- Ashika Atienza, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511942455464
- Mike Baker, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511588729115
- Claire Ballard, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511326110693
- Racquel Cua, P.A.-CSanta Clara, CA 950511174533905
- Erin Dobler, PA-CSanta Clara, CA 950511558539700
Common questions
What is Melanie Lau, PA-C's NPI number?
Melanie Lau, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053881748, issued on Nov 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Lau, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA, 95051. Phone: (408) 851-4323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Lau, PA-C's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Lau, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Lau, PA-C had 179 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.