James C. Lu, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Norwalk, CA
James C. Lu, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Norwalk, California, and NPI 1912160979, issued on Jul 9, 2008. Check the license (California A111090, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James C. Lu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A111090 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12501 Imperial Hwy, Norwalk, CA 90650
- Phone
- (562) 807-6200
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100817000161); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12501 Imperial Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James C. Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A111090Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,366 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam132 claims
- Alprazolam121 claims
- Mirtazapine82 claims
- Trazodone Hcl79 claims
- Buspirone Hcl75 claims
- Clonazepam66 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupNorwalk, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James C. Lu among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
James C. Lu, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician 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 2008, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Norwalk
They are 57 of the 1,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Norwalk, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is James C. Lu, MD's NPI number?
James C. Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912160979, issued on Jul 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James C. Lu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12501 Imperial Hwy, Norwalk, CA, 90650. Phone: (562) 807-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James C. Lu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A111090, 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 James C. Lu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James C. Lu, MD had 1,366 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.