NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kevin Lu, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN

Kevin Lu, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1154704500, issued on Jul 2, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 57550, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1154704500
Name
Kevin Lu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
57550 TN
79263 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
704 Tral St Unit B, Nashville, TN 37208
Phone
(847) 420-2908
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2015
Record last updated
Dec 29, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180925001622); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 2015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

516 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kevin Lu516
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Hcl41 claims
  2. Prednisone27 claims
  3. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa21 claims
  5. Cefdinir21 claims
  6. Famotidine21 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

  1. Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCNashville, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kevin Lu among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee

Kevin Lu, MD is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% 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 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

294 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Nashville

They are 294 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Deann Bullock Watkins, MDNashville, TN 372081437144656
  2. Mekdes GetanehNashville, TN 372081548841216
  3. Kevin HoganNashville, TN 372081063831097
  4. John Nixon, MDNashville, TN 372081770539017
  5. Ursula Norfleet, MDNashville, TN 372081013964741
  6. Dennis Pratt, MDNashville, TN 372081316459076
  7. Rodolfo Acosta, MDNashville, TN 372071598467250
  8. Todd Arkava, MDNashville, TN 372071780628776

Common questions

What is Kevin Lu, MD's NPI number?

Kevin Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154704500, issued on Jul 2, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kevin Lu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 704 Tral St Unit B, Nashville, TN, 37208. Phone: (847) 420-2908. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 57550, as entered by the provider. 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 Kevin Lu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kevin Lu, MD had 516 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.