Physician

Christian Co Lu, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christian Lu, MD (NPI: 1164691549) practices internal medicine in the Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Orange, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CITY OF HOPE MEDICAL FOUNDATION (NPI: 1871886366; TIN: 274803222) and primary practice location at 92618-3712.

Lu's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 569 traditional Medicare patients, billed 177,305 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,456,492 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 154 prescription claims across 27 beneficiaries totaling $5,680 in drug costs, led by Buprenorphine Hcl (Buprenorphine Hcl). 2020 DME data shows 11 claims. Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $30. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $3,730 and ending at $5,680. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$1.2M$2.5M2018 Medicare payment: $3,319 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $7,682 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $880,577 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $2,456,492 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
20181346$3,319
201913124$7,682
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
202331339,814$880,577
2024569177,305$2,456,492

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$44K$87K2015 Drug cost: $3,730 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $10,389 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $32,383 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $38,859 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $45,764 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $87,100 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $66,225 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $86,686 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $49,579 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $5,680 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/R21$3,730
201652185$10,389
2017169856$32,383
20181381,094$38,859
20191171,321$45,764
20201501,895$87,100
20211391,525$66,225
20221371,882$86,686
202384858$49,579
202427154$5,680

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$60$1192020 Medicare payment: $119 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/R11$119
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more115116$109
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more112112$93
96365Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less178362$56
J0897Injection, denosumab, 1 mg23317,880$21
96372Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle320531$12

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Buprenorphine HclBuprenorphine Hcl381,056$2,563
Buprenorphine-NaloxoneBuprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl18540$1,691
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium13104$415
GabapentinGabapentin13374$240
Levothyroxine SodiumLevothyroxine Sodium22469$187

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.1$30Eisai Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christian Co Lu, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christian Co Lu, MD (NPI 1164691549), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Christian Co Lu, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Christian Co Lu, MD?

Christian Co Lu, MD is linked to CITY OF HOPE MEDICAL FOUNDATION (billing NPI 1871886366) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christian Co Lu, MD have Open Payments data?

Christian Co Lu, MD has 1 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.