What is Kurt Lu's specialty?

Kurt Lu (NPI 1477755916) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Chicago, IL.

Where does Kurt Lu practice?

Kurt Lu practices in Chicago, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1477755916.

How much does Medicare pay Kurt Lu?

Kurt Lu (NPI 1477755916) received approximately $18K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 124 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1477755916

Kurt LuMD

DermatologyChicago, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

219

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

317

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$15K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 480 Dermatology providers in IL — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,329).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

105

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$109K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Ketoconazole41 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide32 claims

Clobetasol Propionate17 claims

Adalimumab15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

95.2

Quality

83.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.85%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kurt 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). 1 inbound referrers · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER	50	110

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Kord Honda Dermatology · Cleveland, OH	65	98
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER	42	95
University Hospitals Laboratory Services Foundation Clinical Laboratory · Cleveland, OH	35	115
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION	25	46
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AHUJA MEDICAL CENTER, INC	15	20

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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