Christina Nga Lu, O.D.
Optometrist · North Hollywood, CA
Christina Nga Lu, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in North Hollywood, California, and NPI 1013196302, issued on Nov 2, 2007. Check the license (California 13438, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christina Nga Lu
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 13438 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4418 Vineland Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91602
- Phone
- (818) 762-0996
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080206000295); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4418 Vineland Ave
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Verify Christina Nga 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 13438Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
101 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost38 claims
- Cyclosporine22 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate17 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol16 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: $183.64
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBaldwin Park, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christina Nga Lu among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Christina Nga Lu, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 34% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in California
There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Serena Hajati, O.D.North Hollywood, CA 916021003931916
- Thomas Kutrosky, O.D.North Hollywood, CA 916011326093303
- Anne Shin, O.D.N Hollywood, CA 916011679742241
- Narbae Avedian, O.D.Studio City, CA 916041992104756
- Jennifer Bartolome Optometry Corp, O.D.Studio City, CA 916041669635413
- Kenneth Fein, O.D.Studio City, CA 916041659441558
- Ani Janszyan, ODStudio City, CA 916041639636343
- Vivian KimStudio City, CA 916041053274720
Common questions
What is Christina Nga Lu, O.D.'s NPI number?
Christina Nga Lu, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013196302, issued on Nov 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christina Nga Lu, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4418 Vineland Ave, North Hollywood, CA, 91602. Phone: (818) 762-0996. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christina Nga Lu, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 13438, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christina Nga Lu, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christina Nga Lu, O.D. had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.