Lihua Du, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Rifle, CO
Lihua Du, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rifle, Colorado, and NPI 1215198320, issued on Jun 20, 2008. Check the license (Colorado 50789, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lihua Du
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 50789 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Airport RD., Rifle, CO 81650
- Phone
- (970) 625-1100
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 625-0725
- Medicaid ID
- 10274367 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140624001764); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lihua Du in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 50789Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
361 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium48 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium37 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er24 claims
- Azithromycin16 claims
- Cephalexin14 claims
- Allopurinol13 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 2 group practices
- Methodist Medical Center OF IllinoisPeoria, IL
- Proctor Health SystemsPeoria, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lihua Du among 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado
Lihua Du, MD is one of 2,046 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 1,090 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rifle
They are 4 of the 239 NPPES records with a practice address in Rifle, and 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Lihua Du, MD's NPI number?
Lihua Du, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215198320, issued on Jun 20, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lihua Du, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Airport RD., Rifle, CO, 81650. Phone: (970) 625-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lihua Du, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 50789, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lihua Du, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lihua Du, MD had 361 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.