Christian Co Lu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Irvine, CA
Christian Co Lu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1164691549, issued on Feb 29, 2008. Check the license (California A102711, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christian Co Lu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A102711 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11 Technology Dr, Irvine, CA 92618
- Phone
- (855) 206-6764
- Enumerated
- Feb 29, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2022
- Fax
- (949) 923-3575
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110119001355); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christian Co Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A102711Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
154 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine Hcl38 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium22 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone18 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium13 claims
- Gabapentin13 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $29.70
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- City OF Hope Medical FoundationIrvine, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christian Co Lu among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Christian Co Lu, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
155 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Irvine
They are 155 of the 7,778 NPPES records with a practice address in Irvine, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Christian Co Lu, MD's NPI number?
Christian Co Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164691549, issued on Feb 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christian Co Lu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Technology Dr, Irvine, CA, 92618. Phone: (855) 206-6764. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christian Co Lu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A102711, 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 Christian Co Lu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christian Co Lu, MD had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christian Co Lu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.