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James N. Lau, M.D.

NPI 1487632261ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Maywood, IL

Surgery (M.D.) in Maywood, Illinois, trained at Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine (class of 1995). 86 Medicare patients in 2024, $30,451 paid; nearly all of their 81 Part D prescriptions were generic (90%). Ethicon US, LLC was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $117.22 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1487632261
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJan 3, 2006
Last updated in NPPESApr 19, 2021
Certified by providerApr 19, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X036153760IL
Surgery208600000XA95115CA
Surgery, Trauma Surgery2086S0127XA95115CA

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 - General Surgery (MO)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients86
Services billed143 across 32 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$30,451

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)81 · 116 30-day fills
Patients40
Total drug cost$3,560
Generic share90% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolLoyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine
Graduation year1995
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$117.22 · 3 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$373.66 · 12 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Ethicon US, LLC$79.332
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$37.891

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$117.22 · 3 payments

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

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