Dr. David S. Lao, MD

Dr. Lao practices at Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Lao's NPI, 1487817383, was assigned on July 10, 2008. Dr. Lao graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Lao holds California license A90449.

Dr. Lao's primary practice is Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center, at 6501 Coyle Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608 in Sacramento County. The practice phone is (916) 537-5000.

Dr. Lao's primary practice is Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Lao is also affiliated with Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital. The medical group on file is Mercy Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lao to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lao practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Lao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Lao is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Lao is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty and cardiac catheterization among the conditions Dr. Lao treats.

CMS data shows 2,688 Medicare services from Dr. Lao across 27 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,068 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $219,144 for them.

CMS counts 1,068 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lao in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 414 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.79, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lao's median patient age at 68, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lao wrote 3,888 Medicare Part D claims for 545 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,708 of them, across 48 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $695,531 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,272 claims across 43 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Lao for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Lao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lao as offering telehealth. CMS counts 44 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Lao, more than 80% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Lao. The most frequent topics are Chemotaxis, Endothelial Cells and Nitric Oxide. Dr. Lao's most frequent co-authors are John Randolph Balmes, MD, Kerry C. Cho, MD and Randall J. Lee, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 398 general payments to Dr. Lao from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $2,865.

Dr. Lao graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Lao is a member of ACC.

Dr. Lao is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.