Physician

Christopher Lau, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christopher Lau, MD (NPI: 1407034374) practices cardiac surgery in the New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from New York, NY. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL (NPI: 1508981796; TIN: 131623978) and primary practice location at 10065-4870. Lau is affiliated with the NewYork Quality Care (ACO ID: A2571), participating under the MSSP model.

Lau's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 139 traditional Medicare patients, billed 346 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $225,027 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 33533 (Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft). 2016 Part D data shows 26 prescription claims totaling $908 in drug costs. DME data shows 24 claims. Open Payments data shows 4 records totaling $24,130. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has risen steadily, from $56,198 to $225,027. Concurrently, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Part D prescription costs data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. For DME billing, reported payments fell sharply in recent years, from $10,025 to $1,155.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$127K$253K2015 Medicare payment: $56,198 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $153,394 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $184,874 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $140,078 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $253,213 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $173,082 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $197,122 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $186,632 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $196,975 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $225,027 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20153770$56,198
2016114232$153,394
2017117279$184,874
201899230$140,078
2019171414$253,213
2020118255$173,082
2021129311$197,122
2022123286$186,632
2023134303$196,975
2024139346$225,027

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$642$1.3K2015 Drug cost: $1,284 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $908 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/R66$1,284
2016N/R26$908
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$5.3K$11K2019 Medicare payment: $9,478 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $10,478 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $10,504 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $9,969 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $684 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/R11$9,478
2020N/R12$10,478
2021N/R12$10,504
2022N/R11$9,969
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/R24$684

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
33533Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft3030$1,573
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more3737$198
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more1515$160
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes3535$157
33508Harvest of vein using an endoscope3131$15

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

No connected Part D drug-level records for 2024.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS CodeHCPCS DescriptionSupplier Rental IndicatorTotal Supplier BeneficiariesTotal Supplier ClaimsTotal Medicare Payment Amount
E0260Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattressYN/R11$500
K0001Standard wheelchairYN/R13$185

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.3$380Artivion, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.1$23,750Bolton Medical Inc
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christopher Lau, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christopher Lau, MD (NPI 1407034374), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Christopher Lau, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Christopher Lau, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for NewYork Quality Care (MSSP, ACO ID A2571).

What billing organization is linked to Christopher Lau, MD?

Christopher Lau, MD is linked to WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL (billing NPI 1508981796) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christopher Lau, MD have Open Payments data?

Christopher Lau, MD has 4 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.