Arthur C. Lu, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Westminster, CA
Arthur C. Lu, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Westminster, California, and NPI 1659434546, issued on Dec 19, 2006. Check the license (California G52793, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arthur C. Lu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G52793 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14571 Magnolia St, Westminster, CA 92683
- Phone
- (714) 894-4599
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 897-7367
- Medicaid ID
- 00G527930 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110125000637); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arthur C. Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G52793Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
10,465 Medicare Part D claims for 1,228 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 72% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis1,953 claims
- Cyclosporine1,380 claims
- Latanoprost1,231 claims
- Miebo1,000 claims
- Azelastine Hcl844 claims
- Xiidra547 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $632.31
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Arthur C. Lu among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Arthur C. Lu, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Arthur C. Lu, MD's NPI number?
Arthur C. Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659434546, issued on Dec 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arthur C. Lu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14571 Magnolia St, Westminster, CA, 92683. Phone: (714) 894-4599. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arthur C. Lu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G52793, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Arthur C. Lu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arthur C. Lu, MD had 10,465 Medicare Part D claims for 1,228 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.