Joana Chan Lu, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Pomona, CA
Joana Chan Lu, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Pomona, California, and NPI 1013380336, issued on Nov 9, 2015. Check the license (California 53040, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joana Chan Lu
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 53040 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 160 E Artesia St Ste 310, Pomona, CA 91767
- Phone
- (909) 865-9520
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (909) 865-9650
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170425002546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 160 E Artesia St Ste 310
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joana Chan 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 53040Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
387 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 119 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam99 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen72 claims
- Omeprazole54 claims
- Ibuprofen47 claims
- Cephalexin24 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,124.44
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Orthocare, Inc.Pomona, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joana Chan Lu among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Joana Chan Lu, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
All 1,075 in California → Every provider in Pomona → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Gonzalez, PA-CPomona, CA 917671144920612
- Ingrid Olsson, PA-CPomona, CA 917671477062693
- Andrew Whynaught, PA-CPomona, CA 917671801461942
- Benjamin IrahetaPomona, CA 917681194647958
- Jessica Kim, PA-CMontclair, CA 917631003458977
- Wills Ngamfon, PAOntario, CA 917621205171659
- Maria Eugenia Aguilar H., PACMonterrey Park, CA 917541427276799
- Dana Primo, P.A.C.Monterey Park, CA 917541659396620
Common questions
What is Joana Chan Lu, PA-C's NPI number?
Joana Chan Lu, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013380336, issued on Nov 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joana Chan Lu, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 160 E Artesia St Ste 310, Pomona, CA, 91767. Phone: (909) 865-9520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joana Chan Lu, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 53040, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joana Chan Lu, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joana Chan Lu, PA-C had 387 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joana Chan Lu, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.