David T. Lush, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
David T. Lush, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1801823893, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (California G175810, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David T. Lush
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- G175810 CA
MD022085E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3811 Valley Centre Dr, San Diego, CA 92130
- Phone
- (858) 764-3000
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 1010409250001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220516000521); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1976
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David T. Lush in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G175810Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,270 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 68 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium188 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate184 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium106 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium100 claims
- Losartan Potassium80 claims
- Lisinopril75 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: $318.51
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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
- Scripps HealthSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David T. Lush among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
David T. Lush, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · 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).
961 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego
They are 961 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is David T. Lush, M.D.'s NPI number?
David T. Lush, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801823893, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David T. Lush, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3811 Valley Centre Dr, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (858) 764-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David T. Lush, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G175810, 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 David T. Lush, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David T. Lush, M.D. had 2,270 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.