Dennis C. Lu, MD
Specialist · Plattsburgh, NY
Dennis C. Lu, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Plattsburgh, New York, and NPI 1700875150, issued on Oct 18, 2005. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dennis C. Lu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- Practice location
- 450 Margaret St, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
- Phone
- (518) 566-2020
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (581) 561-5390
- Medicaid ID
- 02678724 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090305000199); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dennis C. Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
2,676 Medicare Part D claims for 574 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 79% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate1,146 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl914 claims
- Latanoprost140 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol108 claims
- Timolol Maleate87 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl60 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: $42.45
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 GroupSanta Ana, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dennis C. Lu among 22,636 specialist records in New York
Dennis C. Lu, MD is one of 22,636 specialist records with a practice address in New York. 6% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 99% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1990 among the 943 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 specialist records list a practice address in Plattsburgh
They are 57 of the 1,380 NPPES records with a practice address in Plattsburgh, and 22,636 specialist records in New York.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Kjell Dahlen, MDPlattsburgh, NY 129011568451912
- Jerome Davis, M.D.Plattsburgh, NY 129011003039975
- Gault Farrell, MDPlattsburgh, NY 129011588653661
- Rebekah Fortin Lawrence, MSEDPlattsburgh, NY 129011669727368
- Barbara Gannon, M.D.Plattsburgh, NY 129011992770382
Common questions
What is Dennis C. Lu, MD's NPI number?
Dennis C. Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700875150, issued on Oct 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dennis C. Lu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Margaret St, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901. Phone: (518) 566-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dennis C. Lu, MD's license?
Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dennis C. Lu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dennis C. Lu, MD had 2,676 Medicare Part D claims for 574 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.