NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sam Chuan Lu, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Hackensack, NJ

Sam Chuan Lu, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hackensack, New Jersey, and NPI 1164803284, issued on Jun 15, 2015. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA10330200, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1164803284
Name
Sam Chuan Lu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
25MA10330200 NJ
MD61228859 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
30 Prospect Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone
(551) 996-2331
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2015
Record last updated
Jun 19, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211202001350); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2015
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 30 Prospect Ave

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

  1. Gloria Abbey, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184374647
  2. James AbbottStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568307957
  3. Mohammad Abboud, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1881187359
  4. Adham Abdelhameed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891599775
  5. Ahmad Abid, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982406294
  6. Ashley AbrahamDentist1740975135

Verify Sam Chuan Lu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

356 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sam Lu356
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin39 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass24 claims
  3. Prednisone23 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt20 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl17 claims
  6. Azithromycin14 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 one group practice

  1. Northwest Emergency Physicians LLCLakewood, WA

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

Sam Chuan Lu among 1,754 emergency medicine physician records in New Jersey

Sam Chuan Lu, M.D. is one of 1,754 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 1,167 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

95 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hackensack

They are 95 of the 2,908 NPPES records with a practice address in Hackensack, and 1,754 emergency medicine physician records in New Jersey.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Howard Chase, MDHackensack, NJ 076011669429346
  2. Cary Chiang, M.D.Hackensack, NJ 076011841231016
  3. Beverly Davison, MDHackensack, NJ 076011720029820
  4. Christine Fernandez, MDHackensack, NJ 076011053340513
  5. Jessica Henderson-Chen, MDHackensack, NJ 076011417994021
  6. Monica Hernandez, MDHackensack, NJ 076011235171166
  7. Kevin Hewitt, MDHackensack, NJ 076011447294046
  8. David Negron, MDHackensack, NJ 076011497799019

Common questions

What is Sam Chuan Lu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sam Chuan Lu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164803284, issued on Jun 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sam Chuan Lu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 Prospect Ave, Hackensack, NJ, 07601. Phone: (551) 996-2331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sam Chuan Lu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA10330200, 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 Sam Chuan Lu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sam Chuan Lu, M.D. had 356 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.