George S. Tu, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Las Vegas, NV
George S. Tu, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1720037898, issued on May 8, 2006. Check the license (Nevada 9486, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George S. Tu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 9486 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 653 N Town Center Dr Ste 604, Las Vegas, NV 89144
- Phone
- (702) 869-0855
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2025
- Fax
- (702) 869-0859
- Medicaid ID
- 2018619 NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110517000286); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 90 in Nevada → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 653 N Town Center Dr Ste 604
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristen Anderson, APRNNurse Practitioner1992338800
- Karishma Bhatia Mehta, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1598174351
- Nisarg Changawala, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1639408297
- John Collier, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1649229741
- Katie Cupp, APRNNurse Practitioner1710343108
- Vida Kim, APRN, NP-CNurse Practitioner1386075117
Verify George S. Tu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 9486Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
3,415 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta298 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa295 claims
- Prednisone270 claims
- Azithromycin177 claims
- Montelukast Sodium150 claims
- Opsumit98 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $141.80
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Allison Curtis Kingsley Meoz Michael And Sanchez PCHenderson, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George S. Tu among 90 pulmonary disease physician records in Nevada
George S. Tu, MD is one of 90 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 92% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2007 among the 69 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Nevada
There are 90 pulmonary disease physician records in Nevada.
All 90 in Nevada → Every provider in Las Vegas → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Karishma Bhatia Mehta, MDLas Vegas, NV 891441598174351
- Nisarg Changawala, MDLas Vegas, NV 891441639408297
- John Collier, MDLas Vegas, NV 891441649229741
- Vishisht Mehta, MDLas Vegas, NV 891441316346430
- Walter Willoughby, MDLas Vegas, NV 891441376592477
- John Wojcik, MDLas Vegas, NV 891441467401562
- Rachakonda Prabhu, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891461538156633
- Michael Schlachter, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891461073689048
Common questions
What is George S. Tu, MD's NPI number?
George S. Tu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720037898, issued on May 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George S. Tu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 653 N Town Center Dr Ste 604, Las Vegas, NV, 89144. Phone: (702) 869-0855. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George S. Tu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 9486, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George S. Tu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George S. Tu, MD had 3,415 Medicare Part D claims for 502 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is George S. Tu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 of 100. 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.