Erald Lula

  • Elmore, AL
  • Internist
NPI1790246098PAC ID3678808847
Medicare services, 2024
5,395
Medicare patients, 2024
466
Part D claims, 2024
19,247
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$1,438
Practice address
280 Mt Hebron Road, Elmore, AL 36025
Practice phone
Call (334) 567-8484
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Merry Wood Lodge

Skilled Nursing Facility · Elmore, Alabama

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Erald Lula is an internist in Elmore, Alabama

Erald Lula practices at Merry Wood Lodge in Elmore, Alabama.

Erald Lula's NPI, 1790246098, was assigned on March 28, 2019. Erald Lula holds Alabama license MD.44788.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3678808847
NPI enumeration date
March 28, 2019
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(334) 567-8484
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
34
Medical school graduation
2018

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Erald Lula practices at Merry Wood Lodge in Elmore, Alabama

Erald Lula's primary practice is Merry Wood Lodge, at 280 Mt Hebron Road, Elmore, AL 36025 in Elmore County. The practice phone is (334) 567-8484.

  • Merry Wood Lodge
    280 Mt Hebron Road, Elmore, AL 36025 · Elmore CountyPhone(334) 567-8484

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Erald Lula is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Erald Lula's primary practice is Merry Wood Lodge in Elmore, Alabama. Erald Lula is also affiliated with Prattville Baptist Hospital. The medical group on file is Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional Corporation. Dmand AI also links Erald Lula to 1 more hospital, 3 skilled nursing facilities, 3 medical groups, 2 hospices and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Erald Lula's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Erald Lula practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Merry Wood LodgeAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Erald Lula is one of 1,685 internists in Alabama

Internal medicine is Erald Lula's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Erald Lula is licensed in Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, AlabamaPrimaryLicense MD.44788 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Erald Lula

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Erald Lula billed Medicare for 5,395 services in 2024

CMS data shows 5,395 Medicare services from Erald Lula across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 466 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $393,627 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 20245,395
Medicare patients466
Paid by Medicare$393,627
Procedure codes8

Erald Lula's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3,8792024: 5,39539%

Erald Lula compared with the Alabama median for internists, 2024

  • Erald Lula
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
5,395vs 6648.1 times
Medicare patients
466vs 2032.3 times
Part D claims
18,564vs 50037.1 times

Medians across 1,610 internists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Erald Lula's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Erald Lula treated 466 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 82

CMS counts 466 Medicare patients who saw Erald Lula in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 210 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Erald Lula's median patient age at 80, with 67% women.

Medicare patients, 2024466
Average age82
Average risk score2.04
Also on Medicaid30%

Erald Lula's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Erald Lula's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women30866%
  • Men15834%

Chronic conditions among Erald Lula's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis62%
  4. Mood disorders55%
  5. Alzheimer's and dementia53%
  6. Anxiety48%
  7. Depression48%
  8. Heart failure46%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Erald Lula's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 80

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women67%
  • Men33%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Erald Lula wrote 19,247 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Erald Lula wrote 19,247 Medicare Part D claims for 527 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 18,564 of them, across 201 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,035,326 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 10,965 claims across 148 drugs.

Part D claims, 202419,247
Drugs named by CMS201
Total drug cost$1M
Part D patients527

Erald Lula's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic16,538 claims86%
  • Brand-name2,690 claims14%
  • Other19 claims0%

Erald Lula's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Erald Lula's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids4%831 of 19,247 claims
  • Antibiotics1%240 of 19,247 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over3%575 of 19,247 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 10,9652024: 18,56469%

Drugs named by CMS: 201 in 2024, 148 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Erald Lula takes part in Medicare

Erald Lula accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Erald Lula received $1,438 in industry payments from 2020 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Erald Lula from 9 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $455.

General payments to Erald Lula by program year, 2020 to 2025

Companies that paid Erald Lula the most, 2020 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Erald Lula's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Erald Lula's NPI number?

Erald Lula's NPI number is 1790246098. It was assigned on March 28, 2019, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Erald Lula specialize in?

Erald Lula is an internist in Elmore, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Erald Lula practice?

Erald Lula practices at 280 Mt Hebron Road, Elmore, AL 36025. Erald Lula's primary practice is Merry Wood Lodge in Elmore, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Erald Lula to 1 hospital, 3 skilled nursing facilities, 3 medical groups, 2 hospices and 1 physician office.

What is Erald Lula's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Erald Lula is (334) 567-8484.

What is Erald Lula's medical license number?

Erald Lula holds Alabama license MD.44788.

Which hospitals is Erald Lula affiliated with?

Erald Lula is affiliated with Prattville Baptist Hospital. Dmand AI links Erald Lula to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Erald Lula part of?

Erald Lula is linked to Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional Corporation. Dmand AI links Erald Lula to 3 more medical groups.

Does Erald Lula accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Erald Lula billed Medicare for 5,395 services in 2024, and Erald Lula accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Erald Lula see?

CMS counts 466 Medicare patients who saw Erald Lula in 2024, with an average age of 82.

What services does Erald Lula bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Erald Lula's most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99309), nursing facility care (99308) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

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What drugs does Erald Lula prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Erald Lula's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Eliquis and Amlodipine Besylate.

Has Erald Lula received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,438 in general payments to Erald Lula from 9 companies from 2020 to 2025. The largest total came from Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies.

How long has Erald Lula been practicing?

Erald Lula graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.

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