NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leonard Lu, MD

Plastic Surgery Physician · Vernon Hills, IL

Leonard Lu, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Vernon Hills, Illinois, and NPI 1952489338, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-109219, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1952489338
Name
Leonard Lu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
036-109219 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
230 Center Dr, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Phone
(847) 367-8815
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(866) 367-8319
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070725000592); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 2000
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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Also registered at 230 Center Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Daniel Ritacca, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1801929799

Verify Leonard Lu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
    Search for license 036-109219
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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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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.

  1. Leonard Lu21
  2. Specialty average93

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: $690.33

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.

  1. Leonard Lu$690.33
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

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

  1. Ritacca Cosmetic Surgery And Medspa LtdVernon Hills, IL

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

Leonard Lu among 224 plastic surgery physician records in Illinois

Leonard Lu, MD is one of 224 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 85 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 56% 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 Illinois 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 Illinois

There are 224 plastic surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fadi BakhosVernon Hills, IL 600611588059786
  2. Elizabeth Burke, MDNorthbrook, IL 600621508109505
  3. Michael Epstein, M.D.Northbrook, IL 600621740356310
  4. Akhil Seth, M.D.Northbrook, IL 600621215181011
  5. Todd Baker, M.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681871758870
  6. Sanjay Naran, M.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681760618466
  7. Sam Speron, M.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681750459707
  8. Jamie Spitz, M.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681720317910

Common questions

What is Leonard Lu, MD's NPI number?

Leonard Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952489338, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leonard Lu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 230 Center Dr, Vernon Hills, IL, 60061. Phone: (847) 367-8815. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-109219, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Leonard Lu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Leonard Lu, MD had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.