Stephen Lu, MD
Surgery Physician · Albuquerque, NM
Stephen Lu, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1376550335, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 2000-233, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Lu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 2000-233 NM
01081657A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2ND Ambulatory Care Ctr, Albuquerque, NM 87131
- Phone
- (505) 272-2336
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 300022420 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190207002211); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 2000-233Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $177.60
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation 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 2 group practices
- IU Health Medical Group LLCIndianapolis, IN
- University Surgeons IncIndianapolis, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Lu among 236 surgery physician records in New Mexico
Stephen Lu, MD is one of 236 surgery physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2007 among the 135 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 58% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 236 surgery physician records in New Mexico.
All 236 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edward Auyang, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311629210869
- Stephanie FineAlbuquerque, NM 871311922008622
- Gregory Garcia, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871311326239690
- Lawrence Gibel, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311447266143
- Conrad Hamilton, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311447399480
- Reuben Last, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311346256997
- Juliet Lopez, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311679500680
- Bruce Mathis, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311700893765
Common questions
What is Stephen Lu, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376550335, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Lu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2ND Ambulatory Care Ctr, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-2336. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Lu, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 2000-233, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.