Derek Laskar, MD
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology · Palo Alto
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- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
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- 1
- 1 carrier
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- 1
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| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A151830 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2017 · expires 2027-01-31 · Ross University School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Original Medicare doctor bills
$257,838
Medicare paid this office $257,838 for 1,453 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 1,222 | $167,735 | $65 |
| Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report | 91 | $21,681 | $172 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | 137 | $19,528 | $110 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | 40 | $10,895 | $92 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | 16 | $10,160 | $308 |
See all 12 services
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 1,222 | $167,735 | $65 |
| Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report | 91 | $21,681 | $172 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | 137 | $19,528 | $110 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | 40 | $10,895 | $92 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | 16 | $10,160 | $308 |
| Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | 22 | $5,546 | $111 |
| Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique | 73 | $5,447 | $68 |
| Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examinations, for prostate needle biopsy, any method | 16 | $4,916 | $307 |
| Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | 19 | $3,655 | $122 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | 27 | $1,652 | $46 |
| Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician | 29 | $888 | $31 |
| Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision | 27 | $701 | $26 |
Who their Medicare patients are
1,453 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 2% · 85 and older 6% · Women 55% · Also on Medicaid 7% · Health risk score 0.76. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical pathology clinician is at 1.55.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 58% · Cancer 19% · Diabetes 18% · Coronary heart disease 18% · Chronic kidney disease 14% · Atrial fibrillation 12% · Depression 9% · COPD 6% · Heart failure 5% · Stroke 3% · Dementia 2%.
The office billed $1,205,728, Medicare allowed $351,683 and paid $257,838; for 3,350 services of 21 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 1,453 | 3,350 | 74 | 0.76 | $1,205,728 | $257,838 |
| 2023 | 1,899 | 4,348 | 73 | 0.72 | $1,473,571 | $334,551 |
| 2022 | 1,465 | 3,482 | 74 | 0.77 | $1,178,199 | $275,414 |
| 2021 | 1,298 | 3,112 | 74 | 0.79 | $1,020,969 | $250,262 |
| 2020 | 458 | 1,114 | 73 | 0.91 | $381,388 | $92,129 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 12 services
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 1,564 | $218,212 | $67 |
| Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report | 113 | $25,186 | $170 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | 168 | $22,310 | $107 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | 56 | $17,420 | $92 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | 22 | $13,247 | $315 |
| Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique | 146 | $10,930 | $67 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each multiplex procedure | 23 | $7,765 | $185 |
| Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | 38 | $5,479 | $83 |
| Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | 20 | $3,204 | $123 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | 36 | $2,082 | $44 |
| Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician | 58 | $1,710 | $29 |
| Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision | 54 | $1,402 | $26 |
2022: 13 services
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 1,067 | $152,075 | $66 |
| Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report | 174 | $34,545 | $159 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | 172 | $21,566 | $105 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | 59 | $14,400 | $88 |
| Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique | 170 | $13,909 | $67 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | 23 | $13,335 | $303 |
| Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | 39 | $6,839 | $98 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each multiplex procedure | 27 | $6,676 | $176 |
| Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | 17 | $2,642 | $120 |
| Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician | 64 | $1,778 | $28 |
| Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision | 53 | $1,383 | $26 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | 26 | $1,355 | $42 |
| Evaluation of fine needle aspirate | 12 | $707 | $54 |
2021: 12 services
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 912 | $148,027 | $70 |
| Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report | 131 | $28,428 | $159 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | 116 | $16,049 | $111 |
| Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique | 179 | $13,550 | $68 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | 42 | $10,990 | $95 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | 16 | $10,108 | $306 |
| Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | 31 | $6,994 | $106 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each multiplex procedure | 14 | $4,574 | $191 |
| Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | 20 | $2,765 | $120 |
| Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician | 64 | $1,757 | $27 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | 34 | $1,643 | $42 |
| Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision | 53 | $1,404 | $26 |
2020: 9 services
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | 287 | $48,939 | $68 |
| Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report | 71 | $13,958 | $157 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | 41 | $5,328 | $107 |
| Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique | 70 | $5,153 | $69 |
| Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | 12 | $4,906 | $289 |
| Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | 16 | $4,607 | $94 |
| Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | 13 | $2,823 | $105 |
| Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician | 21 | $687 | $33 |
| Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision | 19 | $503 | $26 |
Medicaid work
$7,950 in 2024
Medicaid paid $7,950 for 113 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 29 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | 113 | $7,950 |
| 2024 | 113 | 1 | 29 | $7,950 |
| 2023 | 238 | 2 | 25 | $15,130 |
| 2022 | 57 | 2 | 17 | $3,277 |
| 2021 | 30 | 1 | 18 | $1,236 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | 226 | $14,719 |
| Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; with screening by automated system and manual rescreening or review, under physician supervision | 12 | $411 |
2022
| TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | 44 | $2,834 |
| Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; with screening by automated system and manual rescreening or review, under physician supervision | 13 | $443 |
2021
| TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | 30 | $1,236 |
Money from drug and device companies
$81 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | None | $81 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | None | $20 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Amgen | None | $49 | 2 payments
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| Hologic Sales and Service | Aptima | $32 | 1 payment
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See all 3 published payments
| Amgen | Meals · 2025-04-23 | None | $24 |
| Amgen | Meals · 2025-04-23 | None | $24 |
| Hologic Sales and Service | Meals · 2025-04-22 | Aptima | $32 |
See earlier years (2024)
2024: $20
| Hologic Sales and Service | Thinprep 2000 Processor | $20 | 1 payment
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Professional record
- NPI
- 1437544632
- Licence
- CA A151830California A151830: Current · expires 2027-01-31
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207ZP0102X (207ZP0102X)
- Mailing address
- 325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
- NPI first listed
- 2015-04-03
- NPI last updated
- 2020-07-06
- NPI record certified
- 2020-07-06
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.