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John Chung-Liang Liu, MD

NPI 1235161449ActiveIndividual· Neurological Surgery· Los Angeles, CA

Neurological Surgery (MD) in Los Angeles, California, trained at University of California, Geffen School of Medicine (class of 1992). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $193,832 for 389 patients in 2024, with only 17 Part D claims. Novapproach Spine, LLC was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $3,733 in all, mostly consulting fees.

Overview

NPI1235161449
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 7, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMay 17, 2021
Certified by providerMay 17, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Neurological Surgery Primary207T00000XG88822CA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Neurosurgery (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients389
Services billed826 across 53 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$193,832

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)17 · 25 30-day fills
Total drug cost$449.33
Generic share94% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of California, Geffen School of Medicine
Graduation year1992
Medicare specialtyNeurosurgery
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$3,733 · 10 payments from 6 companies
  • 2024$10,001 · 15 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Novapproach Spine, LLC$2,2503
Gs Solutions, Inc.$1,0001
Medtronic, Inc.$264.932
Globus Medical, Inc.$154.251
Abbvie Inc.$48.152

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Consulting Fee$2,250 · 3 payments
  • Honoraria$1,000 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$482.64 · 6 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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