Dr. Michael Lao, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 702
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 307
- Part D claims, 2024
- 915
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Practice address
- 23823 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, CA 91355
- Practice phone
- Call (626) 256-4673
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
City of Hope-Santa Clarita
Valencia, California
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Dr. Michael Lao is a urologist in Valencia, California
Dr. Lao practices at City of Hope-Santa Clarita in Valencia, California.
Dr. Lao's NPI, 1164861969, was assigned on June 14, 2013. Dr. Lao graduated from Albany Medical College in 2013. Dr. Lao holds California license A160251.
- NPI
- 1164861969NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5597009027
- NPI enumeration date
- June 14, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (626) 256-4673
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael Lao practices at City of Hope-Santa Clarita in Valencia, California
Dr. Lao's primary practice is City of Hope-Santa Clarita, at 23823 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, CA 91355 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (626) 256-4673.
- City of Hope-Santa Clarita23823 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, CA 91355 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(626) 256-4673
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Michael Lao is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Lao's primary practice is City of Hope-Santa Clarita in Valencia, California. Dr. Lao is also affiliated with Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. The medical group on file is City of Hope. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lao to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 other site, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Lao's practice
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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| City of Hope-Santa Clarita | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael Lao is one of 1,395 urologists in California
Urology is Dr. Lao's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Lao is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dmand AI has Dr. Lao's licenses on file in 3 states: California, New York and Connecticut.
Specialties and state licenses
- Urology, CaliforniaPrimary
- New York license
- Connecticut license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease and testicular dysfunction among the conditions Dr. Lao treats.
Urologists near Dr. Lao
Counts of urologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael Lao billed Medicare for 702 services in 2024
CMS data shows 702 Medicare services from Dr. Lao across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 307 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $53,100 for them.
Dr. Lao's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4612024: 4336%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1772024: 20415%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 65
Where Dr. Lao's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office65393%
- In a facility497%
Dr. Lao compared with the California median for urologists, 2024
- Dr. Lao
- California median
- Medicare services
- 702vs 1,05033% below
- Medicare patients
- 307vs 34611% below
- Part D claims
- 822vs 64228% above
Medians across 1,310 urologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lao's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael Lao treated 307 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 307 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lao in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 125 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 36% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.88, 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 67, with 23% women.
Dr. Lao's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Lao's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5919%
- Men24881%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lao's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis55%
- Diabetes51%
- Chronic kidney disease38%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Cancer31%
- Mood disorders29%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lao's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women23%
- Men76%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael Lao wrote 915 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lao wrote 915 Medicare Part D claims for 284 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 822 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $107,990 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 741 claims across 18 drugs.
Dr. Lao's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic841 claims92%
- Brand-name74 claims8%
Dr. Lao's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Lao's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids4%37 of 915 claims
- Antibiotics21%190 of 915 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 7412024: 82211%
Drugs named by CMS: 22 in 2024, 18 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael Lao scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Lao for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lao accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lao as offering telehealth. CMS counts 11 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Lao, more than 60% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Lao's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 78.5of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 70of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Lao ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Prostate resection
- 60th percentile11 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Michael Lao has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Lao. Dr. Lao's most frequent co-author is Jared M. Bieniek, MD.
Dr. Lao's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Lao
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Michael Lao received $1,834 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Dr. Lao from 19 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Coloplast Corp paid the most, $1,037.
General payments to Dr. Lao by program year, 2019 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Lao by kind, 2019 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,71694%
- Travel and lodging$1186%
Companies that paid Dr. Lao the most, 2019 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michael Lao graduated from Albany Medical College
Dr. Lao graduated from Albany Medical College in 2013.
- Medical school
- Board certified in urology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Michael Lao accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Lao is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Molina
- Regence Health Plans
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Lao accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare8
- PPO8
- HMO6
- POS3
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Michael Lao's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Michael Lao's NPI number?
Dr. Michael Lao's NPI number is 1164861969. It was assigned on June 14, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Lao?
Dr. Michael Lao is a urologist in Valencia, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).
Where does Dr. Michael Lao practice?
Dr. Lao practices at 23823 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, CA 91355. Dr. Lao's primary practice is City of Hope-Santa Clarita in Valencia, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lao to 3 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 other site.
What is Dr. Michael Lao's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lao is (626) 256-4673.
What is Dr. Michael Lao's medical license number?
Dr. Lao holds California license A160251, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Michael Lao been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Lao in California (2019 to 2027), New York (2018 to 2019) and Connecticut (2013 to 2018).
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Lao affiliated with?
Dr. Lao is affiliated with Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Lao to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Michael Lao part of?
Dr. Lao is linked to City of Hope.
Does Dr. Michael Lao accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lao billed Medicare for 702 services in 2024, and Dr. Lao accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Michael Lao offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Lao as offering telehealth services.
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What is Dr. Michael Lao's MIPS score?
Dr. Lao's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Lao see?
CMS counts 307 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lao in 2024, with an average age of 73.
Is Dr. Michael Lao board certified?
Yes. Dr. Lao is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology.
What services does Dr. Michael Lao bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lao's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: urinary system (51798) and medicare service (G2211).
Where did Dr. Michael Lao go to medical school?
Dr. Lao graduated from Albany Medical College in 2013.
What drugs does Dr. Michael Lao prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lao's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Finasteride and Oxybutynin Chloride ER.
Has Dr. Michael Lao received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,834 in general payments to Dr. Lao from 19 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Coloplast Corp.
How long has Dr. Michael Lao been practicing?
Dr. Lao graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
Does Dr. Michael Lao do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Lao.
Who does Dr. Michael Lao publish with?
Dr. Lao's most frequent co-authors are Jared M. Bieniek, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Michael Lao accept?
Dr. Lao is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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