NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yvonne Lu, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Pasadena, CA

Yvonne Lu, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Pasadena, California, and NPI 1720669419, issued on Apr 15, 2021. Check the license (California A183073, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720669419
Name
Yvonne Lu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A183073 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
525 Cordova St, Pasadena, CA 91101
Phone
(818) 643-5082
Enumerated
Apr 15, 2021
Record last updated
Sep 19, 2025
Fax
(818) 643-7098
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 525 Cordova St

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

  1. Elizabeth Casalegno, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1649444787
  2. Rahael Gupta, MDPsychiatry Physician1912468299
  3. Esther Kim, MDPsychiatry Physician1508493917
  4. Michael Shu, MDPsychiatry Physician1013659135
  5. Maya Smolarek, MDPsychiatry Physician1902267800
  6. Joan Striebel, MDPsychiatry Physician1831326958

Verify Yvonne Lu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

161 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Yvonne Lu161
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl23 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl21 claims
  3. Mirtazapine17 claims
  4. Gabapentin15 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl14 claims
  6. Risperidone Odt12 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: $27.27

1 payment: education; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Yvonne Lu$27.27
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

Yvonne Lu among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Yvonne Lu, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Casalegno, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011649444787
  2. Katrine Enrile, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011952514051
  3. Elyse Eskridge, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011386827475
  4. Todd Hutton, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011760535959
  5. Steve Khachi, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011427345222
  6. Roy Kushel, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011073645453
  7. Sonya Martin, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011215241492
  8. Giovanna Pegolo, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911011740390293

Common questions

What is Yvonne Lu, MD's NPI number?

Yvonne Lu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720669419, issued on Apr 15, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yvonne Lu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 Cordova St, Pasadena, CA, 91101. Phone: (818) 643-5082. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A183073, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Yvonne Lu, MD had 161 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.