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George S Lau, MD

Hospitalist · Mountain View

NPI 1508922857

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8 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: El Camino Health. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A52510 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1993 · expires 2027-04-30 · University of Leicester School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • El Camino HealthMountain View, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of El Camino Health, which runs 2 hospitalsPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.291, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.393, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for El Camino Health

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 9 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at El Camino Health
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.291BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.393BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.96 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,340 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.02 (0.76 to 1.28)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths167.38 (125.03 to 209.73) · 96 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.6 · 68 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.1 · 185 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.8 · 200 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.9 · 814 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths13 · 842 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.6 · 361 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.6 · 4,633 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.34) · 11,474 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.27 (0.1 to 0.45) · 11,626 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.14 (1.39 to 4.9) · 2,814 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2 (0.61 to 3.39) · 1,327 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.8 to 3.43) · 2,641 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.39 (4.18 to 14.6) · 1,287 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths6.57 (3.47 to 9.68) · 1,308 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.14 (0.71 to 3.57) · 827 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.6 (0.05 to 1.15) · 9,460 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.5 · 122 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.993No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.706No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.376No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.5 · 218 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.5 · 962 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits3.8 · 200 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-17 · 922 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits18.6 · 860 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.7 · 827 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.1 (4.5 to 8.2) · 313 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits13.4 (10.6 to 16.5) · 313 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.1 · 144 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.3 · 80 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.7 · 237 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.8 (10 to 16.1) · 1,639 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) · 1,619 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,535 patients answered, 22% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at El Camino Health
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at El Camino Health
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well79%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information86%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge86%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)76%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Nurses "always" listened carefully76%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
"Always" quiet at night47%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital80%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects46%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$101,251

Medicare paid this office $101,251 for 345 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes141$36,578$106
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes126$21,310$70
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes120$18,955$152
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes108$12,162$105
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes31$3,837$113
See all 7 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes141$36,578$106
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes126$21,310$70
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes120$18,955$152
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes108$12,162$105
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes31$3,837$113
Short return visit (20+ min)13$3,814$59
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less43$3,170$74

Who their Medicare patients are

345 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 80 · Under 65 6% · 85 and older 36% · Women 58% · Also on Medicaid 20% · Health risk score 2.11. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical hospitalist clinician is at 2.49.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Chronic kidney disease 49% · Coronary heart disease 47% · Diabetes 41% · Heart failure 38% · Atrial fibrillation 36% · Depression 36% · Dementia 29% · Cancer 25% · COPD 22% · Stroke 21%.

The office billed $384,331, Medicare allowed $128,211 and paid $101,251; for 1,055 services of 12 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

Original Medicare by year
20243451,055802.11$384,331$101,251
2023310901801.88$338,869$94,477
2022307931802.06$344,947$91,242
2021313932802.00$329,928$90,751
2020281832792.26$269,211$83,348
20193721,113792.10$366,659$109,375
2018345871792.38$284,531$86,363
2017380980792.01$307,110$95,318
20163691,066782.09$326,090$102,000
2015312978802.19$288,744$95,068
2014296948791.78$292,134$89,961
2013256846782.08$255,768$75,032

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: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes161$47,180$110
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes95$15,422$159
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes85$13,751$72
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes91$10,344$107
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes27$3,169$117
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less38$2,925$75

2022: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes171$49,018$95
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes74$13,409$181
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes107$11,097$98
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes65$7,593$65
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes22$3,584$163
Hospital observation care on day of discharge16$1,102$65
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less16$1,033$65

2021: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes174$43,855$95
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes113$11,713$99
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes53$10,326$184
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes66$9,101$66
Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes32$4,394$96
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes26$4,141$159
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes16$2,131$125
Hospital observation care on day of discharge29$1,933$67
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less21$1,445$66

2020: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes156$41,778$97
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes68$12,964$188
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes91$9,275$101
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes70$8,703$67
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes25$4,491$173
Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes13$1,561$98
Hospital observation care on day of discharge19$1,371$69
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less16$1,099$69

2019: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes176$47,451$94
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes115$21,080$182
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes124$12,788$98
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes72$11,466$65
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes34$5,590$164
Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes19$2,586$96
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less26$1,763$68
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes14$1,739$116
Hospital observation care on day of discharge23$1,492$65

2018: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes175$40,838$93
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes83$15,302$180
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes111$11,554$98
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes63$7,243$65
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes25$4,184$167
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes15$1,833$122
Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes14$1,420$89
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less15$1,003$67
Hospital observation care on day of discharge14$936$67

2017: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes187$41,301$92
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes87$15,685$180
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes124$12,608$98
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes88$10,143$65
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes34$5,665$167
Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes17$1,985$95
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes14$1,831$114
Hospital observation care on day of discharge21$1,394$66
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less16$1,048$65

2016: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes165$38,909$92
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes96$17,286$178
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes113$14,055$63
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes118$11,951$97
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes42$6,936$161
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes28$3,386$121
Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes22$2,374$91
Hospital observation care on day of discharge28$1,803$64
Short return visit (20+ min)11$1,276$46
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less17$1,158$64

2015: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes153$31,952$97
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes128$18,659$68
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes72$14,028$187
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes111$11,900$102
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes37$6,490$171
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes26$3,215$124
Hospital observation care on day of discharge30$2,161$68
Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes12$1,680$99
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less16$1,183$70

2014: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes132$31,061$92
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes116$15,180$64
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes66$12,231$180
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes98$10,108$96
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes45$7,239$161
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes28$3,177$113
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 50 minutes19$2,287$120
Follow-up observation care per day, typically 35 minutes20$1,992$87
Hospital observation care on day of discharge30$1,957$65
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less23$1,506$65
Follow-up observation care per day, typically 25 minutes12$1,035$65

2013: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes114$22,900$90
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes117$17,415$63
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes88$8,724$95
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes45$7,854$171
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes31$4,962$160
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes33$3,992$117
Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 50 minutes20$2,236$112
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes11$2,093$190
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less23$1,416$62
Hospital observation care on day of discharge17$1,042$61

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$7,808

Pharmacies billed $7,808 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

186 generic and 15 brand-name prescriptions · $7,808 in drug cost · 38 antibiotic prescriptions to 31 people.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Pantoprazole17$109$6
Clopidogrel12$82$7
Furosemide11$32$3

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202420195None7%$7,808
202315579None8%$8,297
2022156759% (14)11%$9,751
202118677None15%$10,296
202011557None16%$5,870
201920077NoneNone$10,112
201816068None9%$6,812
2017192846% (11)None$5,820
201617879NoneNone$7,530
201517565None11%$8,175
201419370None16%$7,677
201322957NoneNone$10,046

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Cefdinir12$156$13

2021: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Pantoprazole13$247$19
Furosemide14$41$3

2019: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Prednisone11$81$7

2018: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Prednisone11$62$6

2017: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Levothyroxine18$268$15
Pantoprazole18$100$6

2016: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Levothyroxine14$219$16
Prednisone12$59$5

2015: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Levothyroxine13$132$10

2014: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Donepezil13$981$75
Oxybutynin Chloride13$251$19
Levothyroxine14$140$10
Warfarin12$114$10
Furosemide11$34$3

2013: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Donepezil15$1,252$83
Simvastatin11$249$23
Oxybutynin Chloride13$207$16
Metoprolol11$142$13
Levothyroxine13$120$9
Lisinopril14$108$8

Money from drug and device companies

$146 in 2023

Industry payments by year
202311None$146
202211None$125
201989None$595

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Abbott LaboratoriesFreestyle Libre 3$146
1 payment
  • Meals for Freestyle Libre 3 · 2023-04-23 · $146
See the published payment
Every published payment
Abbott LaboratoriesMeals · 2023-04-23Freestyle Libre 3$146
See earlier years (2022, 2019)

2022: $125

Payments by company in 2022
Janssen Scientific AffairsStelara$125
1 payment
  • Meals for Stelara · 2022-05-11 · $125

2019: $595

Payments by company in 2019
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPLokelma$142
2 payments
  • Meals for Lokelma · 2019-10-10 · $125
  • Meals for Imfinzi · 2019-06-19 · $17
Portola PharmaceuticalsAndexxa$125
1 payment
  • Meals for Andexxa · 2019-05-23 · $125
UcbBriviact$125
1 payment
  • Meals for Briviact · 2019-04-30 · $125
Teva Pharmaceuticals USAAjovy$125
1 payment
  • Meals for Ajovy · 2019-02-23 · $125
Rigel PharmaceuticalsTavalisse$26
1 payment
  • Meals for Tavalisse · 2019-05-29 · $26
IncyteJakafi$22
1 payment
  • Meals for Jakafi · 2019-03-12 · $22
EisaiHalaven$16
1 payment
  • Meals for Halaven · 2019-06-10 · $16
CelgeneRevlimid$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Revlimid · 2019-09-12 · $15

Professional record

NPI
1508922857
Licence
CA A52510California A52510: Current · expires 2027-04-30
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Hospitalist (208M00000X); Internal medicine (207R00000X)
Mailing address
325 Distel Cir, Los Altos, CA, 94022
NPI first listed
2006-12-29
NPI last updated
2021-02-24
NPI record certified
2021-02-24

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.