Timothy E. Liao, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · South San Francisco, CA
Timothy E. Liao, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in South San Francisco, California, and NPI 1114005733, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A86483, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy E. Liao
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A86483 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 EL Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA 94080
- Phone
- (650) 742-2000
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A864830 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050809001130); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Timothy E. Liao in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A86483Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,101 Medicare Part D claims for 961 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 292 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium448 claims
- Lisinopril268 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate233 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium227 claims
- Losartan Potassium224 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen209 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupWoodland Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy E. Liao among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Timothy E. Liao, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
63 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in South San Francisco
They are 63 of the 1,173 NPPES records with a practice address in South San Francisco, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Timothy E. Liao, MD's NPI number?
Timothy E. Liao, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114005733, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy E. Liao, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 EL Camino Real, South San Francisco, CA, 94080. Phone: (650) 742-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy E. Liao, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A86483, 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 Timothy E. Liao, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy E. Liao, MD had 6,101 Medicare Part D claims for 961 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.