Yang Lu, M.D., PH.D.
Nuclear Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Yang Lu, M.D., PH.D. is a nuclear medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1982850657, issued on Aug 14, 2008. Check the license (Texas R1575, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yang Lu
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nuclear Medicine Physician 207U00000X
- License numbers
- R1575 TX
336090464 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 370456101 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170427002401); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1515 Holcombe Blvd
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Verify Yang Lu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R1575Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nuclear medicine physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 285 among the 75 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $236.84
1 payment: compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 172 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,384.46 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 one group practice
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yang Lu among 51 nuclear medicine physician records in Texas
Yang Lu, M.D., PH.D. is one of 51 nuclear medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 61% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 65% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207U00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nuclear Medicine Physician providers in Texas
There are 51 nuclear medicine physician records in Texas.
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The 8 nuclear medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anupa Arora, M.D.Houston, TX 770301629293808
- Beth Chasen, M.D.Houston, TX 770301164455473
- Hubert Chuang, MDHouston, TX 770301346449147
- Lesley Flynt, MDHouston, TX 770301578980769
- Patrick Ford, M.D.Houston, TX 770301639164809
- Sharad George, MDHouston, TX 770301578575973
- Aaron Jessop, MDHouston, TX 770301841483385
- Daniel Lee, M.D.Houston, TX 770301780839183
Common questions
What is Yang Lu, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Yang Lu, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982850657, issued on Aug 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yang Lu, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yang Lu, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R1575, 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 Yang Lu, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yang Lu, M.D., PH.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among nuclear medicine physician prescribers was 285. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Yang Lu, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.