Ruikang Liu, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Pleasanton, CA
Ruikang Liu, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Pleasanton, California, and NPI 1821529769, issued on Mar 22, 2017. Check the license (California A202112, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruikang Liu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License numbers
- A202112 CA
333597 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4256 Hacienda Dr Ste 100, Pleasanton, CA 94588
- Phone
- (925) 263-0313
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221115002864); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4256 Hacienda Dr Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ruikang Liu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A202112Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $473.42
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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 2 group practices
- Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group PracticeShreveport, LA
- University Healthcare AlliancePleasanton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruikang Liu among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California
Ruikang Liu, MD is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2012 among the 754 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
38 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Pleasanton
They are 38 of the 2,213 NPPES records with a practice address in Pleasanton, and 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Ruikang Liu, MD's NPI number?
Ruikang Liu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821529769, issued on Mar 22, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruikang Liu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4256 Hacienda Dr Ste 100, Pleasanton, CA, 94588. Phone: (925) 263-0313. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruikang Liu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A202112, 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 Ruikang Liu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruikang Liu, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.