Kai Lu, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Nashville, TN
Kai Lu, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1336727635, issued on Mar 30, 2021. Check the license on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kai Lu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 35.150164 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1005 Dr DB Todd JR Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208
- Phone
- (615) 327-6611
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240626001733); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kai Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
221 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
- Metformin Hcl15 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
- Lisinopril12 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
- Osu Internal Medicine LLCColumbus, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kai Lu among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee
Kai Lu, MD is one of 426 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% 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 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee.
All 426 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abiodun Adefurin, MDNashville, TN 372081265886568
- Andrew BasalyNashville, TN 372081619597853
- Dockmias Demeke, MDNashville, TN 372081437619749
- Fatuma MohammedNashville, TN 372081619617578
- Abimbola OginniNashville, TN 372081639630445
- Syeda Zaidi, MDNashville, TN 372081952930596
- Dustin Lilly, PA-CNashville, TN 372071932876158
- Britney McCarty, DONashville, TN 372071093248825
Common questions
What is Kai Lu, MD's NPI number?
Kai Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336727635, issued on Mar 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kai Lu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 Dr DB Todd JR Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37208. Phone: (615) 327-6611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kai Lu, MD's license?
Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kai Lu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kai Lu, MD had 221 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.