Richard Anthony Lau, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Sacramento, CA
Richard Anthony Lau, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1568789048, issued on Apr 23, 2010. Check the license (California A119679, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Anthony Lau
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A119679 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3000 Q St FL 1, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Phone
- (916) 733-3346
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2022
- Fax
- (916) 733-5374
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130620000511); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Anthony Lau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A119679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
3,206 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 116 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate395 claims
- Prednisone312 claims
- Methotrexate283 claims
- Leflunomide157 claims
- Meloxicam152 claims
- Gabapentin143 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: $351.04
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Anthony Lau among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Richard Anthony Lau, MD is one of 926 rheumatology 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 2010, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Richard Anthony Lau, MD's NPI number?
Richard Anthony Lau, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568789048, issued on Apr 23, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Anthony Lau, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 Q St FL 1, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 733-3346. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Anthony Lau, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A119679, 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 Richard Anthony Lau, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Anthony Lau, MD had 3,206 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Anthony Lau, MD'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.