Lauren Chung Lu, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Costa Mesa, CA
Lauren Chung Lu, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Costa Mesa, California, and NPI 1851173884, issued on Oct 16, 2023. Check the license (California PA63987, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Chung Lu
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA63987 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1650 Adams Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
- Phone
- (949) 270-2100
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Chung 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 PA63987Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
226 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metformin Hcl19 claims
- Lisinopril17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 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.
Lauren Chung Lu among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Lauren Chung Lu, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 80% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 physician assistant records list a practice address in Costa Mesa
They are 37 of the 4,286 NPPES records with a practice address in Costa Mesa, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Lauren Chung Lu, PA-C's NPI number?
Lauren Chung Lu, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851173884, issued on Oct 16, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Chung Lu, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1650 Adams Ave, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626. Phone: (949) 270-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Chung Lu, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA63987, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Chung Lu, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Chung Lu, PA-C had 226 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.