What is Christopher Lu's specialty?

Christopher Lu (NPI 1487623963) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Dallas, TX.

Where does Christopher Lu practice?

Christopher Lu practices in Dallas, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1487623963.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Lu?

Christopher Lu (NPI 1487623963) received approximately $28K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 172 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1487623963

Christopher LuMD

PRACTICEUT SOUTHWESTERNSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyDallas, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

186

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

262

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$20K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 883 Nephrology providers in TX — below median (cohort median 1,432).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

82.9

Quality

70.2

Cost

72.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.33%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$286

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$286

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$286

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher 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). 62 inbound referrers · 78 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS	160	789
Steven Alesna Nurse Practitioner · Dallas, TX	90	435
Bradley Strout Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	74	448
Jason Busigo Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	61	358
Stephen Kircher Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	51	264
TASIAN, BERGE	44	118
Sharon Reimold Cardiology · Dallas, TX	41	185
Richard Batz Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	37	147
Ravindra Sarode Pathology · Dallas, TX	35	224
NPI 1245301076	35	153
Tamim Hamdi Nephrology · Dallas, TX	30	289
Daniel Nobrega Da Costa Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	28	91

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT	195	2,596
Steven Alesna Nurse Practitioner · Dallas, TX	83	429
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS	79	506
Nilum Rajora Nephrology · Dallas, TX	78	567
Miguel Vazquez Nephrology · Dallas, TX	66	371
Afia Umber Nephrology · Coppell, TX	47	232
Bradley Strout Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	40	320
Jason Busigo Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	36	294
Lone Star Ambulance 1, Llc Ambulance Service Provider · Corpus Christi, TX	35	115
NPI 1245301076	31	106
Richard Batz Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	31	143
TASIAN, BERGE	29	63

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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