Andrew Tachung Lu, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lenoir, NC
Andrew Tachung Lu, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lenoir, North Carolina, and NPI 1164884318, issued on Mar 27, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-01527, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Tachung Lu
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2022-01527 NC
20A17419 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 321 Mulberry St SW, Lenoir, NC 28645
- Phone
- (828) 757-5504
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2024
- Fax
- (828) 757-5225
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230608001696); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Andrew Tachung Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2022-01527Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
507 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amiodarone Hcl23 claims
- Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)21 claims
- Furosemide19 claims
- Prednisone18 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Cefdinir17 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Unc Physicians Network LLCLenoir, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew Tachung Lu among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Andrew Tachung Lu, D.O. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lenoir
They are 17 of the 497 NPPES records with a practice address in Lenoir, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Andrew Tachung Lu, D.O.'s NPI number?
Andrew Tachung Lu, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164884318, issued on Mar 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Tachung Lu, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 321 Mulberry St SW, Lenoir, NC, 28645. Phone: (828) 757-5504. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Tachung Lu, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-01527, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrew Tachung Lu, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Tachung Lu, D.O. had 507 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.