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2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician NPI 1285966903 MD
Verify on CMS → Pamela Luk, MD
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician in Los Angeles, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 699 in Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
131
Medicare Part D claims · 51 beneficiaries · Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician avg: 229
Generic prescribing
62%
generic claims · 38% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$628.86
6 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Pamela Luk, MD filed 131 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as an Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician in Los Angeles, California, prescribing 62% generic.
- 131
- Part D claims, 2024
- 62%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥34th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Pamela Luk, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1285966903), first enumerated 02/04/2010.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 131 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$628.86 in reported industry payments (6 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Pamela Luk, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
Compare Luk with other Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers
Same primary specialty, same federal CMS NPPES roster.
Also enrolled in California
- Dr. Arash Aminian, M.D. Laguna Woods, CA
- Dr. Tonya An, MD Stanford, CA
- Dr. Amanda Anderson, MD Sacramento, CA
- Dr. Osep Armagan, M.D. Westlake Village, CA
- Dr. Mark Bowers, MD San Diego, CA
- Dr. Paul Braaton, MD Modesto, CA
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1285966903 · Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1285966903
- ENUM-MID 2010
- TAX-NARROW 699
- RX-LIGHT 131
- BOOK-THIN 55 in California
- PHOTO-ENUM Megan Paulus, M.D. · 2010
Pamela Luk, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
131 ≥ 34th percentile 34% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Pamela Luk, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Pamela Luk, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
131 43% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1285966903 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 02/04/2010 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Pamela Luk, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Jah Hand Surgery
Los Angeles, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Pamela Luk, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$629
Largest payer
Arthrex, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Pamela Luk, MD. To verify Pamela Luk, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
Pamela Luk, MD - brand share 38.0%
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician average
38% brand-name claims vs 62% generic, on 131 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
131
Total Claims
$14K
Total Drug Cost
51
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 131.433
- Total Day Supply
- 3,068
- Brand vs Generic
- 38% brand / 62% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $13K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $770
- Opioid Claims
- 18 (13.7% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 11
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 3.01
- Gender Split
- 59% female / 41% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 11, 65-74: 21, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Pamela Luk, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Santyl
Santyl
23 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
13 claims
- Silver Sulfadiazine
Silver Sulfadiazine
13 claims
- Ssd
Ssd
13 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Santyl Collagenase Clostridium Hist. | 23 |
| Gabapentin | 16 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 13 |
| Silver Sulfadiazine | 13 |
| Ssd Silver Sulfadiazine | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician Overview
How Pamela Luk, MD fits within the Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
699
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician Providers in US
51
States with Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician
229
Avg Claims per Provider
Pamela Luk, MD's 131 claims are below the specialty average of 229.
Nationwide Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Luk, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2010)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Luk.
One of 55 Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers enrolled in California, 11 are shown on this page.
Dr. Candice Brady
DO
Camarillo, CA
Dr. Arash Calafi
M.D.
Carlsbad, CA
Dr. Richard Chambers
M.D.
Downey, CA
Dr. Timothy Charlton
MD
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Loretta Chou
MD
Stanford, CA
Compare Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pamela Luk, MD's specialty? ▼
Pamela Luk, MD specializes in Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician and practices in Los Angeles, California. Credentials: MD.
How much does Pamela Luk, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Pamela Luk, MD wrote 131 Medicare Part D claims totaling $14K in drug costs for 51 beneficiaries.
Where is Pamela Luk, MD located? ▼
Pamela Luk, MD is located at 3617 AVALON BLVD STE 200, Los Angeles, CA, 90011. Phone: (213) 935-8566.
What is Pamela Luk, MD's NPI number? ▼
Pamela Luk, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285966903, issued on 02/04/2010.
Does Pamela Luk, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Pamela Luk, MD's prescribing is 38% brand-name and 62% generic drugs by claim count, with $13K in brand drug costs.
Does Pamela Luk, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Pamela Luk, MD had 18 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 13.7%.
How many Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 699 Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician provider writes 229 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Pamela Luk, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Pamela Luk, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Santyl, Gabapentin, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Pamela Luk, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Pamela Luk, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 131 Part D claims and 51 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Pamela Luk, MD's credentials? ▼
Pamela Luk, MD's NPI is 1285966903 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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