NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tony Lu, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Physician · Sugar Land, TX

Tony Lu, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1265876338, issued on Apr 19, 2013. Check the license (Texas R4735, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265876338
Name
Tony Lu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
License numbers
R4735 TX
BP10046794 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16605 Southwest Fwy Ste 560, Sugar Land, TX 77479
Phone
(281) 276-8434
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2013
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200722000468); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2013
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 16605 Southwest Fwy Ste 560

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

  1. Catherine Chung, RN, NP-CNurse Practitioner1265055057

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024

361 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tony Lu361
  2. Specialty average201

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel116 claims
  2. Eliquis62 claims
  3. Xarelto62 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl19 claims
  6. Cilostazol15 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,908.82

44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Endologix LLC. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tony Lu$1,908.82
  2. Specialty average$6,178.00

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

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX

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

Tony Lu among 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas

Tony Lu, M.D. is one of 368 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 91% 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 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 69% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 368 vascular surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ulises Baltazar, MDSugar Land, TX 774791124048954
  2. Rema MalikSugar Land, TX 774791881960169
  3. Neal Barshes, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781396875563
  4. Imran Mohiuddin, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781710912464
  5. Stuart Harlin, M.D.Katy, TX 774941568435618
  6. Taylor Hicks, M.D.Katy, TX 774941982853750
  7. Kayla Isbell, MDKaty, TX 774941558715631
  8. Ronald Chang, MDPasadena, TX 775041639411150

Common questions

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

Tony Lu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265876338, issued on Apr 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tony Lu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16605 Southwest Fwy Ste 560, Sugar Land, TX, 77479. Phone: (281) 276-8434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Texas license number R4735, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tony Lu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tony Lu, M.D. had 361 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.