NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard C. Liu, D.O.

Hospitalist Physician · Burlingame, CA

Richard C. Liu, D.O. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Burlingame, California, and NPI 1003967621, issued on Jan 12, 2007. Check the license (California 20A8312, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003967621
Name
Richard C. Liu
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
20A8312 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1501 Trousdale Dr, Burlingame, CA 94010
Phone
(650) 458-0032
Enumerated
Jan 12, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 22, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080510000136); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 2001
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1501 Trousdale Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Paul Abeyta, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1225126147
  2. Edward Abratowski, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1649232760
  3. Shital Aggarwal, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1912926676
  4. Amy Akers, M.D.Neurology Physician1699792655
  5. Shamsuddin Alamgir, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1306877071
  6. Harsha Alexander, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1780974303

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

131 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Liu131
  2. Specialty average521

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): 97.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score95.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%80.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $4,758.27

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Liu$4,758.27
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Peninsula Hospitalist Associates IncBurlingame, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

17 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Burlingame

They are 17 of the 1,299 NPPES records with a practice address in Burlingame, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

Other hospitalist physician records in California

  1. Zina Abbas, M.D.Chula Vista, CA1962799189
  2. Abdul Abdali, M.D.French Camp, CA1104319771
  3. Michael Abdel-Malek, MDDublin, CA1952388852
  4. Amr Abdelaty, MDWoodland, CA1962996348
  5. Anwar Abdelhadi, M.D.Orange, CA1093784191
  6. Farid Abdelmalak, M.D.Santa Monica, CA1912392937
  7. Elijah AbdelmeseehLong Beach, CA1346827631
  8. Homayoun Abdollahzadeh, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA1871802454
  9. Wajidah Abdul-KhabirDuarte, CA1215323522
  10. Rizwana Abdullah, MDRoseville, CA1194899401

Common questions

What is Richard C. Liu, D.O.'s NPI number?

Richard C. Liu, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003967621, issued on Jan 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard C. Liu, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 Trousdale Dr, Burlingame, CA, 94010. Phone: (650) 458-0032. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard C. Liu, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A8312, 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 C. Liu, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard C. Liu, D.O. had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard C. Liu, D.O.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.7 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.