Charles Lu, MD

NPI 1275796963ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Riverside, CA

Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) in Riverside, California, trained at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (class of 2003). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $823,986 for 3,245 claims, against $2,365 paid for services in 2024. Heartflow, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $174.39 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1275796963
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jul 3, 2008
Last updated in NPPES	Nov 30, 2021

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary	207RC0000X	A91549	CA
Internal Medicine	207R00000X	A91549	CA

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (CA)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	30
Services billed	49 across 16 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$2,365

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	3,245 · 9,402 30-day fills
Patients	647
Total drug cost	$823,986
Generic share	75% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Graduation year	2003
Medicare specialty	Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
Secondary specialties	Internal Medicine