NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yaohua Lu, MD

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Roanoke, VA

Yaohua Lu, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Roanoke, Virginia, and NPI 1568786242, issued on Mar 24, 2010. Check the license (Virginia 0101259660, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568786242
Name
Yaohua Lu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License numbers
0101259660 VA
042.0013008 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2331 Franklin RD SW, Roanoke, VA 24014
Phone
(540) 224-5170
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2010
Record last updated
May 2, 2022
Fax
(540) 344-2950
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160901000363); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 2010
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 2331 Franklin RD SW

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  4. Rebecca AdamsPhysician Assistant1295304905
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  6. Matthew Adsit, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1225611890

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

641 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 201 claims were for opioids.

  1. Yaohua Lu641
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin112 claims
  2. Pregabalin74 claims
  3. Baclofen47 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
  5. Diclofenac Sodium44 claims
  6. Tizanidine Hcl41 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: $224.76

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Yaohua Lu$224.76
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
  2. Oandw EnterprisesStanleytown, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Yaohua Lu among 113 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Virginia

Yaohua Lu, MD is one of 113 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2002 among the 69 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207LP2900X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Virginia

There are 113 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Virginia.

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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicholas Clark, M.D.Roanoke, VA 240141356760508
  2. Osa Emohare, MBBS PHDRoanoke, VA 240141568872182
  3. Elizabeth Russo-Stringer, MDRoanoke, VA 240141922131754
  4. Gunasiri Samarasinghe, M.D.Roanoke, VA 240181225064512
  5. Chheany Ung, M.D.Roanoke, VA 240181356469522
  6. Manhal Saleeby, M.D.South Hill, VA 239701558331298
  7. Ayokunle Fatade, D.O.Martinsville, VA 241121518993120
  8. George Baylor, MDSalem, VA 241531093806192

Common questions

What is Yaohua Lu, MD's NPI number?

Yaohua Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568786242, issued on Mar 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yaohua Lu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2331 Franklin RD SW, Roanoke, VA, 24014. Phone: (540) 224-5170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yaohua Lu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101259660, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Yaohua Lu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Yaohua Lu, MD had 641 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.