Charles Lu, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Riverside, CA
Charles Lu, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Riverside, California, and NPI 1275796963, issued on Jul 3, 2008. Check the license (California A91549, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Lu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A91549 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10800 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92505
- Phone
- (858) 717-5294
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091207000242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A91549Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,245 Medicare Part D claims for 647 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pradaxa353 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate301 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate263 claims
- Furosemide238 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium237 claims
- Entresto198 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Marcos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Lu among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Charles Lu, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Mimi Le, MDRiverside, CA 925051124070420
- Susan Lien, M.D.Riverside, CA 925051164548541
- Ju-An Lin, MDRiverside, CA 925051972651792
- My-Diem Tong, MDRiverside, CA 925051073680898
- Jatin Amin, MDRiverside, CA 925061720021397
Common questions
What is Charles Lu, MD's NPI number?
Charles Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275796963, issued on Jul 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Lu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10800 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA, 92505. Phone: (858) 717-5294. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Lu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A91549, 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 Charles Lu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Lu, MD had 3,245 Medicare Part D claims for 647 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.