Vina Lu, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · Houston, TX
Vina Lu, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1063791366, issued on Aug 4, 2011. Check the license (Texas 29708, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vina Lu
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License numbers
- 29708 TX
DN1855824 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1026 Adele St, Houston, TX 77009
- Phone
- (510) 457-8168
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vina Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 29708Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin24 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: $35.14
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kyowa Kirin, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Vina Lu among 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas
Vina Lu, DMD is one of 10,056 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Texas. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,316 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,316 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Vina Lu, DMD's NPI number?
Vina Lu, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063791366, issued on Aug 4, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vina Lu, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1026 Adele St, Houston, TX, 77009. Phone: (510) 457-8168. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vina Lu, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 29708, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vina Lu, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vina Lu, DMD had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.