Lei Lu
Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician · Asheville, NC
Lei Lu is a pain medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1255954194, issued on May 27, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 2025-00853, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lei Lu
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician 2084P2900X
- License numbers
- 2025-00853 NC
LL84068 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 310 Overlook RD Ste B, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 483-4438
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2020
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2025
- Fax
- (828) 483-5808
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250603003507); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 310 Overlook RD Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tiffany Deitz, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376472696
- Megan Scarborough, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1396047387
Verify Lei Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2025-00853Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician in 2024
226 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,374 among the 130 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam27 claims
- Nuedexta18 claims
- Eliquis17 claims
- Gabapentin17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 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: $2,317.24
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 96 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,718.51 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 3 group practices
- Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCHendersonville, NC
- Comprehensive Pain Consultants OF The Carolinas PLLCFletcher, NC
- Henderson County Hospital CorporationHendersonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 6 pain medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in North Carolina.
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The 5 pain medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ralph Tuttle, D.O.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471164489662
- Chock Tsering, M.D.Monroe, NC 281121386655132
- Pavan Yerramsetty, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276071245269513
- Rudolph Maier, MDGoldsboro, NC 275301356352207
- William Spillane, MDHigh Point, NC 272621902852734
Common questions
What is Lei Lu's NPI number?
Lei Lu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255954194, issued on May 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lei Lu located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 310 Overlook RD Ste B, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 483-4438. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lei Lu's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2025-00853, 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 Lei Lu prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lei Lu had 226 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician prescribers was 1,374. 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.