What is Daniel Lu's specialty?

Daniel Lu (NPI 1457585903) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Neurosurgery in Santa Monica, CA.

Where does Daniel Lu practice?

Daniel Lu practices in Santa Monica, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1457585903.

How much does Medicare pay Daniel Lu?

Daniel Lu (NPI 1457585903) received approximately $120K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 191 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1457585903

Daniel LuM.D.

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NeurosurgerySanta Monica, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

191

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

196

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$41K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 497 Neurosurgery providers in CA — above median (cohort median 341).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

83.9

Quality

68.7

Cost

63.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.38%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$82K

Payment records

By payment type

Royalty or License$79K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Food and Beverage$748

Top paying entities

Royalty or License$79K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Food and Beverage$748

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Daniel Lu's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 7 inbound referrers · 7 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF CALIFORNIA	75	239
SEEGER, LEANNE	19	45
Benjamin Plotkin Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	18	29
Stellios Karnezis Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	17	29
Daniel Denis Neurosurgery · Kenner, LA	17	41
Scott Nelson Pathology · Los Angeles, CA	14	36
Juan Villablanca Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	13	39

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF CALIFORNIA	38	96
REGENTS UNIV OF CALIF LOS ANGELES	30	89
Irene Wu Pain Management · Santa Monica, CA	16	53
Kambiz Motamedi Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	16	35
Benjamin Levine Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	14	28
Daniel Denis Neurosurgery · Kenner, LA	13	26
Benjamin Plotkin Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	12	35

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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