Jin-Jou Lu, MD
Specialist · Newport Beach, CA
Jin-Jou Lu, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1497778526, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (California A41229, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jin-Jou Lu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- A41229 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2924 Alta Vista Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92660
- Phone
- (714) 545-5501
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jin-Jou Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license A41229Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
242 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl13 claims
- Metformin Hcl12 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate11 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.
Jin-Jou Lu among 5,749 specialist records in California
Jin-Jou Lu, MD is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 19% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 77% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 specialist records list a practice address in Newport Beach
They are 53 of the 4,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport Beach, and 5,749 specialist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Jin-Jou Lu, MD's NPI number?
Jin-Jou Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497778526, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jin-Jou Lu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2924 Alta Vista Dr, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (714) 545-5501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jin-Jou Lu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A41229, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jin-Jou Lu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jin-Jou Lu, MD had 242 Medicare Part D claims for 91 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.