Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. James Yhi Liau, MD

Individual provider Plastic Surgery Physician · NPI 1962665661

Dr. James Yhi Liau, MD practises Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Lexington, Kentucky. Graduated from University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 2003, 23 years ago. Practices with Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc, a 952-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Kentucky.

Years since qualifying
23
Trained at
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Licensed in
KY
In the registry since
2008
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

740 S Limestone Kentucky Clinic E-101
Lexington, KY 40536-0284
Phone: (859) 323-8082
Fax: (859) 257-5901
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Specialties & licences

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 2086S0122X · Licence 43393 (KY)
Plastic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208200000X · Licence 43393 (KY)

Record details

NPI number1962665661
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 3, 2008
Last updated in NPPESJune 5, 2020
Certification dateJune 5, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyPLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Also practisesMAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2003 (23 years in practice)
Group practice Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc — 952 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations7 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients33
Services billed 163 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age67

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Kentucky Medical Services Foundation, Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 952 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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