Wei Ling Lau, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Irvine, CA
Wei Ling Lau, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1558572032, issued on May 25, 2007. Check the license (California A98505, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wei Ling Lau
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A98505 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Medical Plaza Drive, Irvine, CA 92697
- Phone
- (949) 824-8600
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121011000068); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wei Ling Lau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A98505Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
938 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate54 claims
- Lisinopril47 claims
- Losartan Potassium40 claims
- Furosemide39 claims
- Valsartan36 claims
- Carvedilol34 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): 100 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: $214.47
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- UC RegentsOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wei Ling Lau among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Wei Ling Lau, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
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- Magdy Nawar, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911881799096
- David Packard, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911558307173
- Steve Tran, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911487722732
- Nama Beck, M.D.Santa Ana, CA 927051740245281
- Sandeep Dang, M.D.Fountain Valley, CA 927081730146937
Common questions
What is Wei Ling Lau, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wei Ling Lau, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558572032, issued on May 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wei Ling Lau, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Plaza Drive, Irvine, CA, 92697. Phone: (949) 824-8600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wei Ling Lau, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A98505, 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 Wei Ling Lau, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wei Ling Lau, M.D. had 938 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wei Ling Lau, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.