Dr. Darren Pakying Lum, MD

Dr. Lum practices at PIH Health Whittier Hospital in Whittier, California, part of PIH Health.

Dr. Lum's NPI, 1528011806, was assigned on May 18, 2006. Dr. Lum graduated from John A. Burns School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Lum holds Hawaii license MD-14773.

Dr. Lum's primary practice is PIH Health Whittier Hospital, at 12401 Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 698-0811.

Dr. Lum's primary practice is PIH Health Whittier Hospital in Whittier, California, part of PIH Health. Dr. Lum is also affiliated with Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive. The medical group on file is Lambert Radiology Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lum to 4 more hospitals and 5 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lum practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Diagnostic radiology is Dr. Lum's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2085R0202X. Dr. Lum is board certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Lum's licenses on file in 4 states: Hawaii, California, Wisconsin and Illinois.

CMS data shows 837 Medicare services from Dr. Lum across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 778 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $39,213 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 778 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lum in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 310 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lum's median patient age at 58, with 55% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Lum for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Lum accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Lum, published from 2009 to 2010. The most frequent topics are Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Contrast Media. Dr. Lum has published most often in AJNR Am J Neuroradiol.

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Lum from 1 drug or device company from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. paid the most, $290.

Dr. Lum graduated from John A. Burns School of Medicine in 2002.

Dr. Lum is in network with 21 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Aetna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.