What is Linda Lu's specialty?

Linda Lu (NPI 1659546596) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Los Gatos, CA.

Where does Linda Lu practice?

Linda Lu practices in Los Gatos, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659546596.

How much does Medicare pay Linda Lu?

Medicare Part B utilization, prescribing (Part D), MIPS quality scores, and industry payments for Linda Lu (NPI 1659546596) are detailed on this CareTrace profile.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659546596

Linda Lu

PRACTICEDARRYL W. HEIN, M.D., APCSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineLos Gatos, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,438

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$459K

Distinct drugs

119

Brand share

17.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium307 claims

Amlodipine Besylate260 claims

Tamsulosin Hcl231 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium199 claims

Metformin Hcl149 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

61.0

Quality

59.4

Cost

71.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-1.68%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$30

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$30

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$30

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Linda 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). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1447682380	186	717
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL, L.P.	152	468
Judong Pan Diagnostic Radiology · San Francisco, CA	27	62
Cynthia Sigler Diagnostic Radiology · San Jose, CA	24	42
Matthew Tran Diagnostic Radiology · San Jose, CA	23	61
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA	17	76
EL CAMINO HOSPITAL	16	35
Dipa Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Los Gatos, CA	15	53
Christopher Schmidt Dermatology · Los Gatos, CA	14	17
John Kao Cardiology · San Jose, CA	13	51
SILVERSTEIN, DAVID	13	39
WEST COAST CLINICAL LABORATORIES, INC.	13	29

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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