Benjamin Lu, DDS
Dentist · Temple City, CA
Benjamin Lu, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Temple City, California, and NPI 1437447117, issued on Jul 15, 2011. Check the license (California 61961, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Lu
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 61961 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9216 Las Tunas Dr, Temple City, CA 91780
- Phone
- (626) 287-1386
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 61961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dentist in 2024
183 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin81 claims
- Ibuprofen63 claims
- Ibu20 claims
- Amoxicillin11 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.
Benjamin Lu among 14,729 dentist records in California
Benjamin Lu, DDS is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 dentist records list a practice address in Temple City
They are 14 of the 266 NPPES records with a practice address in Temple City, and 14,729 dentist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Lu, DDS's NPI number?
Benjamin Lu, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437447117, issued on Jul 15, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Lu, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9216 Las Tunas Dr, Temple City, CA, 91780. Phone: (626) 287-1386. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Lu, DDS's license?
NPPES lists California license number 61961, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Lu, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Lu, DDS had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.