NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Denise Yang Lu, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Long Beach, CA

Denise Yang Lu, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1316309776, issued on Mar 24, 2016. Check the license (California 20A15934, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316309776
Name
Denise Yang Lu
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
20A15934 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
450 E Spring St, Long Beach, CA 90806
Phone
(562) 933-0050
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2016
Record last updated
Jan 14, 2022
Fax
(562) 933-0079
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201218001947); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 2016
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 450 E Spring St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Carrie Fields, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1760588420
  2. Abigail Fletcher, M.D.Adult Medicine Physician1700982493
  3. Cynthia Herzog, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1588760227
  4. Hannah Karp Wiefel, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1447645932
  5. Wendy Linderholm, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1992028336
  6. Jeffrey Luther, M.D.Adult Medicine Physician1750487591

Verify Denise Yang Lu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,909 Medicare Part D claims for 479 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 141 claims were for opioids.

  1. Denise Lu2,909
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium197 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate154 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium138 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium127 claims
  5. Lisinopril93 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide87 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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncOakland, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Denise Yang Lu among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Denise Yang Lu, D.O. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

213 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Long Beach

They are 213 of the 13,650 NPPES records with a practice address in Long Beach, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ellen Amador, D.O.Long Beach, CA 908061336244847
  2. Dedra Beckles, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061821011339
  3. Charles Clark, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061669490272
  4. Carrie Fields, D.O.Long Beach, CA 908061760588420
  5. Cynthia Herzog, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061588760227
  6. Joseph Keichline, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061467540765
  7. Brooke Laduca, MDLong Beach, CA 908061790704864
  8. Andrew Manos, D.O.Long Beach, CA 908061821153602

Common questions

What is Denise Yang Lu, D.O.'s NPI number?

Denise Yang Lu, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316309776, issued on Mar 24, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Denise Yang Lu, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 E Spring St, Long Beach, CA, 90806. Phone: (562) 933-0050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Denise Yang Lu, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A15934, 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 Denise Yang Lu, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Denise Yang Lu, D.O. had 2,909 Medicare Part D claims for 479 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.