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Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Bariatric Medicine

405 Monroe Street
Pella, IA 50219

(641) 621-2200

Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD is an internist in Pella, IA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and bariatric medicine.

Office Locations

405 Monroe Street
Pella, IA 50219

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

nursing home care

In 2023, Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD performed more nursing home care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD treated as an internist in Pella, IA during 2012 were breast exam and gynecologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD for Medicare patients.

breast exam	12
doctor visit	269
gynecologic procedures	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	239

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	16
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	218

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	28
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	606

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	376
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	78
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	706

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	52
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD treated as an internist in Pella, IA during 2017 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1222
nursing home care	56

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	369
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	94
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD treated as an internist in Pella, IA during 2018 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	29
nursing home care	75

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	51

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	31
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	39
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD treated as an internist in Pella, IA during 2019 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	134

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	59

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	44
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	59
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD treated as an internist in Pella, IA during 2020 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	83

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	22
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	60
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD treated as an internist in Pella, IA during 2021 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	45

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	15
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	35
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD treated as an internist in Pella, IA during 2022 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	59

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	20

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	15
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	31
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD treated as an internist in Pella, IA during 2023 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	41

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	24
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD treated as an internist in Pella, IA were nursing home care, breast exam and gynecologic procedures.

breast exam	12
doctor visit	469
gynecologic procedures	12
nursing home care	70

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD.

**Gender**
Female	97
Male	39

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	115
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	32
75 to 84	37
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	42

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	20
Cancer	5

Education & Training

She has a state license in South Dakota.

Licensed In: South Dakota

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Maria Luz Lao, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$199 INVOKANA $199
Novo Nordisk Inc	$38 Victoza $25	Tresiba $13
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$34 TOUJEO $23	LANTUS $11
Actavis Pharma Inc	$32 TUDORZA $32
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$25 SYMBICORT $25
Other	$101 Contrave $19	OPDIVO $13	TRULICITY $12	Prolia $12	SAVAYSA $12	Other $32