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Dr. Laura Louise Likar, MD

Accepting New Patients

(41 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of New Mexico School of Medicine (1989)

1595 Soquel Drive Suite 230
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

(831) 226-3225

Dr. Laura Louise Likar, MD is a pulmonologist in Santa Cruz, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. She graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1989 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Laura Louise Likar, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, Dignity Health Medical Foundation and Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz.

Office Locations

Address:

1595 Soquel Drive Suite 230
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

breathing treatment	13
catheterization	10
doctor visit	513
hospital care	293
inpatient care	293
preventive care	35
pulmonary testing	140
vaccines	35

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	73
Less than 65	66

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	20

breathing treatment	13
doctor visit	475
hospital care	245
inpatient care	245
preventive care	20
pulmonary testing	102
vaccines	20

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	61
Less than 65	49

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

breathing treatment	16
catheterization	10
doctor visit	399
hospital care	283
inpatient care	283
preventive care	31
pulmonary testing	85
vaccines	31

**Gender**
Male	316
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	592
Black	0
Hispanic	86
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	120
Less than 65	102

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	43
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

doctor visit	445
hospital care	302
inpatient care	302
preventive care	23
pulmonary testing	39
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13
vaccines	23

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	59
Less than 65	53

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	57
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

doctor visit	384
hospital care	230
inpatient care	230
preventive care	12
pulmonary testing	35
vaccines	12

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	38
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

breathing treatment	15
catheterization	10
doctor visit	356
hospital care	270
inpatient care	270
preventive care	8
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
vaccines	8

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	37
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	0
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	38
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

doctor visit	214
hospital care	230
inpatient care	230
pulmonary testing	32

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	39
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

doctor visit	438
hospital care	390
inpatient care	390
pulmonary testing	115

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura Louise Likar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Laura Louise Likar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Santa Cruz, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and preventive care.

aspiration	14
catheterization	11
doctor visit	400
hospital care	286
inpatient care	286
pleural drainage	14
preventive care	24
pulmonary testing	80
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
vaccines	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Louise Likar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	258
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	31
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	46
75 to 84	96
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	124

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura Louise Likar, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Laura Louise Likar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	30
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Laura Louise Likar, MD graduated from University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1989. She is certified by the Internal Medicine Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine) Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease) and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine (1989)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine) Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Laura Louise Likar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Dignity Health Medical Foundation

Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Laura Louise Likar, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Humana ChoiceCare Network, HealthSmart, TriWest, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Cigna, Anthem, First Health, Blue Shield, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Health Net, Kaiser Permanente, DHMN-Central CA, Meritain Health, Pacific Health Alliance, Dignity Health Medical Network-Santa Cruz, Community Health Networks, Kern Health Systems, Central Coast Alliance for Health, Qual Care and Networks By Design.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Laura Louise Likar, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Humana ChoiceCare Network

HealthSmart

TriWest

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Cigna

Anthem

First Health

Blue Shield

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Health Net

Kaiser Permanente

DHMN-Central CA

Meritain Health

Pacific Health Alliance

Dignity Health Medical Network-Santa Cruz

Community Health Networks

Kern Health Systems

Central Coast Alliance for Health

Qual Care

Networks By Design

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Laura Louise Likar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.82 out of 5 stars based on 41 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Laura Louise Likar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Santa Cruz, CA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-08-08

Patient verified via Press Ganey

The care was excellent. Doctor Likar was attentive and address all of my concerns .

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$3,163 Letairis $3,140	$22
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$547 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $418	UPTRAVI $35	$94
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$328 NUCALA $221	BREO $57	ANORO ELLIPTA $33	ANORO $17
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$301 PROAIR $104	$197
Genentech USA, Inc.	$169 Esbriet $124	XOLAIR $45
Other	$358 Brovana $85	TYVASO $47	Adempas $35	OFEV $27	STIOLTO $27	Other $136

**Types of Payments**
Honoraria	$2,500
Food and Beverage	$1,839
Travel and Lodging	$315
Education	$209

Biography

Dr. Laura Likar's medical specialty is adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Patient ratings for Dr. Likar average 5.0 stars (out of 5). She is professionally affiliated with Dignity Health Medical Foundation. Anthem, Blue California, and HealthSmart seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Likar accepts. She welcomes new patients at her office inSanta Cruz, CA as reported by Doctor.com. Dr. Likar studied medicine at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.