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Christopher Lau, MD

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • New York, NY
National Provider Identifier
1407034374
Registry record updated Jul 1, 2023
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X
License
250154 Issued in NY
Practice address
525 E 68TH St Ste M-404
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
New York, NY 10065-4870
Phone
(212) 746-5172
Fax
(646) 962-0106
NPI assigned
Feb 4, 2008
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 1, 2023

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X 250154 NY Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

525 E 68TH St Ste M-404
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
New York, NY 10065-4870

Mailing address

525 E 68TH St Ste M-404
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
New York, NY 10065-4870
Phone (212) 746-5172

Electronic endpoints 3

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
FHIR URL https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/R4/ Health Information Exchange (HIE)
FHIR URL https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/DSTU2/ Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Direct Messaging Address chl9077@direct.nyp.org Direct

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in NY
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services
  • Medical equipment
  • Home health
  • Power mobility devices
  • Hospice
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20150826002354 NY Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery 2163738832 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Cardiac Surgery
Education
Other, 2007
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices
Weill Medical College of CornellGroup PAC ID 6800709023, shared by 46 NPIs, 2,023 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

525 E 68TH St
New York, NY 10065-4870
Phone (212) 746-5162

5645 Main St
Flushing, NY 11355-5045
Phone (718) 670-2898

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Cassena Care at Home Home health agency, Brooklyn, NY, CCN 337441
  • Prime Home Health Services, LLC Home health agency, Brooklyn, NY, CCN 337190
  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital Hospital, New York, NY, CCN 330101
  • New York-Presbyterian/Queens Hospital, Flushing, NY, CCN 330055

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
100 of 100Reported as apm
Quality
85.32
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)74

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
250154NYMDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Weill Medical College of Cornell University Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) CurrentSince Jun 1, 2016 Accepting new patients
Weill Medical College of Cornell CurrentSince Jul 1, 2015 Accepting new patients
Weill Medical College of Cornell Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) CurrentSince Jul 1, 2015 Accepting new patients
Weill Medical College of Cornell Current Accepting new patients
The New York and Presbyterian Hospital Past Accepting new patients

Locations

5645 Main St
Flushing, NY 11355
Phone (718) 670-1435

525 E 68th St
#2109
New York, NY 10065
Phone (212) 746-5196

525 E 68th St
Ste M404
New York, NY 10065
Phone (212) 746-5156

Networks

  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H3359
  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H9678
  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H5989
  • Healthfirst Medicare Network H1722

Interoperability endpoints

  • FHIR API: https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/R4/
  • Direct secure messaging: chl9077@direct.nyp.org
  • FHIR API: https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/DSTU2/

Organizations & group practices 5

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 12

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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