Austin Lu, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · New York, NY
Austin Lu, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1639234925, issued on Dec 27, 2006. Check the license (New York 179021, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Austin Lu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 179021 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 81 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10013
- Phone
- (212) 966-5882
- Enumerated
- Dec 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2025
- Fax
- (212) 966-0317
- Medicaid ID
- 01579184 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Austin Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 179021Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $535.20
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Austin Lu among 5,795 pediatrics physician records in New York
Austin Lu, M.D. is one of 5,795 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in New York. 36% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,005 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in New York
They are 1,005 of the 98,468 NPPES records with a practice address in New York, and 5,795 pediatrics physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Austin Lu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Austin Lu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639234925, issued on Dec 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Austin Lu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 81 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY, 10013. Phone: (212) 966-5882. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Austin Lu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 179021, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Austin Lu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Austin Lu, M.D. had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.