NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Song Chi Lu, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Santa Rosa, CA

Song Chi Lu, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Santa Rosa, California, and NPI 1346864709, issued on Jun 2, 2020. Check the license (California A185942, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346864709
Name
Song Chi Lu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
A185942 CA
PG199024 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1165 Montgomery Dr, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Phone
(707) 546-3210
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2020
Record last updated
Sep 13, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230921002251); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1165 Montgomery Dr

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

  1. Maryam Aghighi, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1073074977
  2. Johnathan Agil, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1700413002
  3. Katherine Aldrich, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1194995563
  4. Mujeeb Altaf, MBBS.,MRCP(UK)Hospitalist Physician1316125941
  5. Rebecca Althoff, RNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1427119668
  6. Sanyogeeta Bhaway, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1275828162

Verify Song Chi Lu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

402 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Song Lu402
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis29 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl28 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium24 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
  5. Ciprofloxacin Hcl18 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Providence Medical FoundationSanta Rosa, CA

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

Song Chi Lu among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Song Chi Lu, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mujeeb Altaf, MBBS.,MRCP(UK)Santa Rosa, CA 954051316125941
  2. Jill Kaplan, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954051710118849
  3. Hachem Nasri, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051235576893
  4. Punita Pandya, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954051841687928
  5. Rudy Santos, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954051336149749
  6. Jonathan Chung, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954031598256414
  7. Neha GargSanta Rosa, CA 954031134360902
  8. Margaret Guo, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954031760566764

Common questions

What is Song Chi Lu, MD's NPI number?

Song Chi Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346864709, issued on Jun 2, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Song Chi Lu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1165 Montgomery Dr, Santa Rosa, CA, 95405. Phone: (707) 546-3210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Song Chi Lu, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A185942, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Song Chi Lu, MD had 402 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Song Chi Lu, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96 of 100. 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.