Richard Lu, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Annapolis, MD
Richard Lu, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Annapolis, Maryland, and NPI 1619311735, issued on Apr 19, 2013. Check the license (Maryland D0085190, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- D0085190 MD
BP10047144 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Medical Pkwy Ste 600, Annapolis, MD 21401
- Phone
- (443) 481-5166
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 537003500 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190911002581); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2000 Medical Pkwy Ste 600
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0085190Check 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 surgery physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $27,575.47
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeWebster, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Lu among 672 surgery physician records in Maryland
Richard Lu, M.D. is one of 672 surgery physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 385 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Maryland
There are 672 surgery physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Richard Lu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Lu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619311735, issued on Apr 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Medical Pkwy Ste 600, Annapolis, MD, 21401. Phone: (443) 481-5166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0085190, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Lu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lu, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Lu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.