Melissa Christine Lao, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Elk Grove, CA
Melissa Christine Lao, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Elk Grove, California, and NPI 1750720223, issued on Jun 18, 2013. Check the license (California A140330, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Christine Lao
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A140330 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
- Jun 18, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2023
- Fax
- (916) 691-8589
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160816000478); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Christine Lao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A140330Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,780 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 96 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium200 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate136 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium79 claims
- Losartan Potassium79 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen66 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er61 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $39.94
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationElk Grove, CA
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Christine Lao among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Melissa Christine Lao, 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 2013, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
81 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Elk Grove
They are 81 of the 3,596 NPPES records with a practice address in Elk Grove, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Christine Lao, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Christine Lao, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750720223, issued on Jun 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Christine Lao, M.D. 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 Melissa Christine Lao, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A140330, 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 Melissa Christine Lao, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Christine Lao, M.D. had 2,780 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Christine Lao, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.