Karen Lu, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · Huntersville, NC
Karen Lu, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Huntersville, North Carolina, and NPI 1245893536, issued on Apr 22, 2019. Check the license (North Carolina 2025-02167, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Lu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 2025-02167 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13539 Reese Blvd W, Huntersville, NC 28078
- Phone
- (704) 892-4878
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2019
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2025
- Fax
- (704) 892-7453
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250723004528); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Univ Of Central Florida, College Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 13539 Reese Blvd W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Suzanne Brown, PA-CPhysician Assistant1336137124
- Catherine Emerson, MDDermatology Physician1154889350
- Darrell Freeman, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1700225604
- Nicole Seminara, M.D.Dermatology Physician1437441003
Verify Karen Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2025-02167Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,769.89
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acera Surgical, Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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
- Piedmont Plastic Surgery And Dermatology PAHuntersville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen Lu among 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Karen Lu, M.D. is one of 146 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2002 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 146 in North Carolina → Every provider in Huntersville → Plastic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Capizzi, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781154386837
- Darrell Freeman, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781700225604
- Erik Miles, M.D.Huntersville, NC 280781962422444
- Elina SpradlinHuntersville, NC 280781902685266
- Philip Strawther, MDHuntersville, NC 280781982681870
- Henry Wilson, MDHuntersville, NC 280781558496117
- Matthew Applebaum, MDGastonia, NC 280541073044178
- Parag Butala, MDGastonia, NC 280541245498443
Common questions
What is Karen Lu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Lu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245893536, issued on Apr 22, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Lu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13539 Reese Blvd W, Huntersville, NC, 28078. Phone: (704) 892-4878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Lu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2025-02167, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Lu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Lu, M.D. had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.