Richard Lau, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · New York, NY
Richard Lau, M.D. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1114371754, issued on Apr 20, 2016. Check the license (New York 310535, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lau
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License numbers
- 310535 NY
MD466730 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 240 E 38TH St FL 15, New York, NY 10016
- Phone
- (212) 263-6037
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210728001801); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 240 E 38TH St FL 15
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brandon Burg, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427792647
- Monique Cruz, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1619464492
- Steven Flanagan, M.D.Rehabilitation Practitioner1962470815
- Heidi Fusco, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1013177674
- Angela HigueraStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538943287
- Gavriil Ilizarov, D.O.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1982969788
Verify Richard Lau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 310535Check 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 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
325 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin89 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium54 claims
- Pregabalin43 claims
- Methylprednisolone30 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl24 claims
- Meloxicam22 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $274.59
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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 one group practice
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Lau among 201 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in New York
Richard Lau, M.D. is one of 201 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2016, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 142 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in New York
There are 201 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in New York.
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The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Arora, D.O.New York, NY 100161144582206
- Steven Calvino, M.D.New York, NY 100161215152046
- Halland Chen, M.D.New York, NY 100161659564680
- James Dillard, M.D.New York, NY 100161003035221
- Reuben IngberNew York, NY 100161164410361
- Charles Kim, M.D.New York, NY 100161295718351
- Thomas Mathew, M.D.New York, NY 100161306010129
- Jeffrey Perry, DONew York, NY 100161346248689
Common questions
What is Richard Lau, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Lau, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114371754, issued on Apr 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lau, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 240 E 38TH St FL 15, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (212) 263-6037. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lau, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 310535, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Lau, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lau, M.D. had 325 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Lau, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.