NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jeffrey Lu, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL

Jeffrey Lu, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1689251779, issued on Mar 25, 2021. Check the license (Illinois 125077946, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1689251779
Name
Jeffrey Lu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
125077946 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
830 W Diversey Pkwy RM 300, Chicago, IL 60614
Phone
(773) 248-4150
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2021
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2022
Fax
(773) 248-4291
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 830 W Diversey Pkwy RM 300

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

  1. Ghassan FarahOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1992381479
  2. Elan Volchenko, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1295360105

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Jeffrey Lu21
  2. Specialty average346

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: $3,253.03

29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jeffrey Lu$3,253
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Jeffrey Lu among 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois

Jeffrey Lu, MD is one of 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Defrino, MDChicago, IL 606141326046319
  2. Ghassan FarahChicago, IL 606141992381479
  3. Elan Volchenko, MDChicago, IL 606141295360105
  4. Preston Wolin, MDChicago, IL 606141336145036
  5. Samuel Alfonsi, MDChicago, IL 606121932943578
  6. Louis BarryChicago, IL 606121275328247
  7. Victoria Bindi, MDChicago, IL 606121902731946
  8. Allison Boland, MDChicago, IL 606121316749120

Common questions

What is Jeffrey Lu, MD's NPI number?

Jeffrey Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689251779, issued on Mar 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jeffrey Lu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 830 W Diversey Pkwy RM 300, Chicago, IL, 60614. Phone: (773) 248-4150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jeffrey Lu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 125077946, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jeffrey Lu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jeffrey Lu, MD had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.