Dr. Eric Lau, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 86
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 71
- Part D claims, 2024
- 86
- Publications
- 34
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1190 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720
- Practice phone
- Call (808) 932-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Eric Lau is a general surgeon in Hilo, Hawaii
Dr. Lau practices at Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii, part of State of Hawaiʻi.
Dr. Lau's NPI, 1790212157, was assigned on May 16, 2017. Dr. Lau graduated from University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Lau holds Hawaii license MD-22432.
- NPI
- 1790212157NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9032599477
- NPI enumeration date
- May 16, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (808) 932-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Eric Lau practices at Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii
Dr. Lau's primary practice is Hilo Benioff Medical Center, at 1190 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720 in Hawaii County. The practice phone is (808) 932-3000.
- Hilo Benioff Medical Center1190 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720 · Hawaii CountyPhone(808) 932-3000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Eric Lau is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Lau's primary practice is Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii, part of State of Hawaiʻi. Dr. Lau is also affiliated with Ka'u Hospital. The medical group on file is Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lau to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Eric Lau's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lau practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Hilo Benioff Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Eric Lau is one of 142 general surgeons in Hawaii
Surgery is Dr. Lau's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Lau is licensed in Hawaii.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, HawaiiPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Eric Lau billed Medicare for 86 services in 2024
CMS data shows 86 Medicare services from Dr. Lau across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 71 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,416 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Lau's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1102024: 8622%
Dr. Lau compared with the Hawaii median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Lau
- Hawaii median
- Medicare services
- 86vs 11123% below
- Medicare patients
- 71vs 8213% below
- Part D claims
- 34vs 2442% above
Medians across 131 general surgeons in Hawaii with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lau'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. Eric Lau treated 71 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 71 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lau in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 29 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.97, 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. Lau's median patient age at 65, with 52% women.
Dr. Lau's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Lau's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3549%
- Men3651%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lau's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol70%
- Diabetes51%
- Chronic kidney disease45%
- Ischemic heart disease39%
- COPD31%
- Atrial fibrillation28%
- Arthritis27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lau's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Eric Lau wrote 86 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lau wrote 86 Medicare Part D claims for 50 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 34 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $172 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 64 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Lau's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic85 claims99%
- Brand-name and other1 claims1%
Dr. Lau'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. Lau's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids56%48 of 86 claims
- Antibiotics22%19 of 86 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: 642024: 3447%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 2 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
How Dr. Eric Lau takes part in Medicare
Dr. Lau accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Eric Lau has 34 publications on record
Dmand AI links 34 papers to Dr. Lau, published from 2011 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Cell Line, Tumor, Melanoma and Skin Neoplasms. Dr. Lau has published most often in Cancer Res. Dr. Lau's most frequent co-authors are Eric B. Lau, MD, Huynh Cao, MD and Jennifer A. Wargo, MD.
Dr. Lau's papers by year, 2015 to 2024
Topics Dr. Lau writes about most
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Melanoma
- Skin Neoplasms
- Breast Neoplasms
- Glycosylation
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
- Activating Transcription Factor 2
- Apoptosis
Dr. Lau's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Lau
J Immunother Cancer
Front Immunol
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Eric Lau received $110 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Lau from 3 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 62% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $68.
General payments to Dr. Lau by program year, 2022 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Lau by kind, 2022 to 2025
- Education$6862%
- Food and beverage$4238%
Companies that paid Dr. Lau the most, 2022 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Eric Lau graduated from University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Dr. Lau graduated from University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in 2011.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Eric Lau'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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)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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Eric Lau's NPI number?
Dr. Eric Lau's NPI number is 1790212157. It was assigned on May 16, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Eric Lau?
Dr. Eric Lau is a general surgeon in Hilo, Hawaii. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Eric Lau practice?
Dr. Lau practices at 1190 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720. Dr. Lau's primary practice is Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii, part of State of Hawaiʻi. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lau to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Eric Lau's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lau is (808) 932-3000.
What is Dr. Eric Lau's medical license number?
Dr. Lau holds Hawaii license MD-22432.
Which hospitals is Dr. Eric Lau affiliated with?
Dr. Lau practices at Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii. Dr. Lau is also affiliated with Ka'u Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Eric Lau part of?
Dr. Lau is linked to Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Lau to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Eric Lau accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lau billed Medicare for 86 services in 2024, and Dr. Lau accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Eric Lau see?
CMS counts 71 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lau in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Eric Lau bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lau's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99231), hospital inpatient care (99222) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
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Where did Dr. Eric Lau go to medical school?
Dr. Lau graduated from University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Eric Lau prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lau's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Eric Lau received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $110 in general payments to Dr. Lau from 3 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Eric Lau been practicing?
Dr. Lau graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Eric Lau do research?
Dmand AI links 34 publications to Dr. Lau, published from 2011 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Eric Lau publish with?
Dr. Lau's most frequent co-authors are Eric B. Lau, MD (7 shared papers), Huynh Cao, MD (4 shared papers) and Jennifer A. Wargo, MD (4 shared papers).
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