Rita Lau
Pharmacist · San Francisco, CA
Rita Lau is a pharmacist with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1669876611, issued on Oct 20, 2014. Check the license (California 71052, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rita Lau
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 71052 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 515 Felton St, San Francisco, CA 94134
- Phone
- (415) 321-9840
- Enumerated
- Oct 20, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rita Lau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 71052Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pharmacist in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Rita Lau among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Rita Lau is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 35% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,180 pharmacist records list a practice address in San Francisco
They are 1,180 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 32,533 pharmacist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Rita Lau's NPI number?
Rita Lau's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669876611, issued on Oct 20, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rita Lau located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 Felton St, San Francisco, CA, 94134. Phone: (415) 321-9840. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rita Lau's license?
NPPES lists California license number 71052, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rita Lau prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rita Lau had 13 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.