Michael T. Lu, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Avenel, NJ
Michael T. Lu, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Avenel, New Jersey, and NPI 1851532600, issued on Mar 7, 2009. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08962800, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael T. Lu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 25MA08962800 NJ
MD439946 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1050 US Highway 1, Avenel, NJ 07001
- Phone
- (732) 283-2663
- Enumerated
- Mar 7, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 3, 2023
- Fax
- (732) 283-2661
- Medicaid ID
- 0274950 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111108000768); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1050 US Highway 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael T. Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA08962800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
330 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 92 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam154 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine24 claims
- Amoxicillin22 claims
- Tramadol Hcl20 claims
- Methylprednisolone12 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,081.74
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Seapearl East, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 one group practice
- Orthonj LLCAvenel, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael T. Lu among 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Jersey
Michael T. Lu, MD is one of 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2001 among the 444 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207X00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Avenel
They are 3 of the 206 NPPES records with a practice address in Avenel, and 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Jersey.
All 690 in New Jersey → Every provider in Avenel → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cristobal Beiro, MDAvenel, NJ 070011710116835
- Andrzej Brzezinski, MDAvenel, NJ 070011518492461
- Jeffrey Augustin, MDBayonne, NJ 070021578653754
- Edward Mastromonaco, DO PABayonne, NJ 070021821010836
- Juluru Rao, M.D.Bayonne, NJ 070021831270990
- Erica Rowe Urquhart, M.D., PH.DBayonne, NJ 070021467512350
- Li Sun, D.OBayonne, NJ 070021952663718
- Marc Urquhart, M.DBayonne, NJ 070021235208794
Common questions
What is Michael T. Lu, MD's NPI number?
Michael T. Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851532600, issued on Mar 7, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael T. Lu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1050 US Highway 1, Avenel, NJ, 07001. Phone: (732) 283-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael T. Lu, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08962800, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael T. Lu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael T. Lu, MD had 330 Medicare Part D claims for 201 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael T. Lu, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.