Tzu C. Lu, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Tzu C. Lu, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1689763088, issued on Oct 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas D7163, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Tzu C. Lu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- D7163 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 427 W 20TH Street, Houston, TX 77008
- Phone
- (713) 868-9177
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 868-9177
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tzu C. Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license D7163Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Tzu C. Lu among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Tzu C. Lu, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Bacon, MDHouston, TX 770081700951704
- Gregory Brown, M.D.Houston, TX 770081912386749
- Esther Kelley-Cook, MDHouston, TX 770081700271558
- Dharmendra Kumar, MDHouston, TX 770081841448511
- Reena Kumar, MDHouston, TX 770081881022283
- Kerry MendesHouston, TX 770081124348370
- Vinh-Son Nguyen, MDHouston, TX 770081790314482
- Mary Chandler Self, M.D.Houston, TX 770081053607853
Common questions
What is Tzu C. Lu, MD's NPI number?
Tzu C. Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689763088, issued on Oct 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tzu C. Lu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 427 W 20TH Street, Houston, TX, 77008. Phone: (713) 868-9177. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tzu C. Lu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number D7163, 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.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.