Dr. David Lu, MD

  • Lewes, DE
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1922669761PAC ID1052740644
Medicare services, 2024
853
Medicare patients, 2026
416
Part D claims, 2026
975
Publications
3
MIPS score, 2026
90
Practice address
17015 Old Orchard Rd Unit 4, Lewes, DE 19958
Practice phone
Call (302) 644-3466
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Primary practice

Lewes Surgery Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Lewes, Delaware

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Dr. David Lu is an ophthalmologist in Lewes, Delaware

Dr. Lu practices at Lewes Surgery Center in Lewes, Delaware.

Dr. Lu's NPI, 1922669761, was assigned on June 24, 2019. Dr. Lu graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 2019. Dr. Lu holds Delaware license C1-0027221.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1052740644
NPI enumeration date
June 24, 2019
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(302) 644-3466
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
33
Medical school graduation
2019

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

Dr. David Lu practices at Lewes Surgery Center in Lewes, Delaware

Dr. Lu's primary practice is Lewes Surgery Center, at 17015 Old Orchard Rd Unit 4, Lewes, DE 19958. The practice phone is (302) 644-3466.

  • Lewes Surgery Center
    17015 Old Orchard Rd Unit 4, Lewes, DE 19958Phone(302) 644-3466

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Dr. David Lu is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Lu's primary practice is Lewes Surgery Center in Lewes, Delaware. Dr. Lu is also affiliated with Beebe Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lu to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David Lu's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lu practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Lewes Surgery CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. David Lu is one of 62 ophthalmologists in Delaware

Ophthalmology is Dr. Lu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Lu's licenses on file in 2 states: Delaware and Maryland.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, DelawarePrimaryLicense C1-0027221 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Maryland licenseLicense D97557

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Lu

Counts of ophthalmologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

62ophthalmologists in Delaware
4ophthalmologists in Lewes

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

Dr. David Lu billed Medicare for 853 services in 2024

CMS data shows 853 Medicare services from Dr. Lu across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 416 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $50,536 for them.

Medicare services, 2024853
Medicare patients416
Paid by Medicare$50,536
Procedure codes14

Dr. Lu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 472024: 418789%
Tests and treatments
2023: 202024: 3791795%
Imaging
2023: 02024: 36
Surgery
2023: 222024: 209%

Where Dr. Lu's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office83398%
  • In a facility202%

Dr. Lu compared with the Delaware median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Lu
  • Delaware median
Medicare services
853vs 2,89371% below
Medicare patients
416vs 87052% below
Part D claims
822vs 53454% above

Medians across 61 ophthalmologists in Delaware with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Lu'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

Dr. David Lu treated 416 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 74

CMS counts 416 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lu in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 211 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lu's median patient age at 71, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2026416
Average age74
Average risk score1.17
Also on Medicaid9%

Dr. Lu's Medicare patients by age, 2026

Dr. Lu's Medicare patients by sex, 2026

  • Women25060%
  • Men16640%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Lu's Medicare patients, 2026

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis45%
  4. Diabetes32%
  5. Ischemic heart disease25%
  6. Mood disorders25%
  7. Anxiety24%
  8. Chronic kidney disease22%

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

Dr. Lu's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men42%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. David Lu wrote 975 Medicare Part D claims in 2026

In 2026, Dr. Lu wrote 975 Medicare Part D claims for 421 patients. 55% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 822 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $115,567 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 514 claims across 10 drugs.

Part D claims, 2026975
Drugs named by CMS20
Total drug cost$115,567
Part D patients421

Dr. Lu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2026

  • Generic535 claims55%
  • Brand-name440 claims45%

Dr. Lu'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 Dr. Lu's Part D claims, 2026

  • Antibiotics5%44 of 975 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: 5142024: 82260%

Drugs named by CMS: 20 in 2024, 10 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), 2026 data

Dr. David Lu scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2026

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Lu for performance year 2026, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 579 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Lu, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Lu's MIPS scores, performance year 2026

  • 90of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 67of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Lu ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
96th percentile579 procedures

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Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2026 data; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. David Lu has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Lu, published from 2016 to 2021. Dr. Lu's most frequent co-authors are Hans Moore, MD, Pendleton Edmund Alexander, MD and Joseph Michael Krepp, MD.

Papers3
Years published2016 to 2021

Dr. Lu's papers by year, 2016 to 2021

Dr. Lu's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Lu

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Dr. David Lu received $5,324 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 76 general payments to Dr. Lu from 13 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 58% of the total. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. paid the most, $2,791.

General payments to Dr. Lu by program year, 2019 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Lu by kind, 2019 to 2025

$5.3Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,09558%
  • Travel and lodging$2,12940%
  • Education$1002%

Companies that paid Dr. Lu the most, 2019 to 2025

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

Dr. David Lu graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Dr. Lu graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 2019.

  1. Medical schoolAlbert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

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Sources for Dr. David Lu'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. David Lu's NPI number?

Dr. David Lu's NPI number is 1922669761. It was assigned on June 24, 2019, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. David Lu?

Dr. David Lu is an ophthalmologist in Lewes, Delaware. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. David Lu practice?

Dr. Lu practices at 17015 Old Orchard Rd Unit 4, Lewes, DE 19958. Dr. Lu's primary practice is Lewes Surgery Center in Lewes, Delaware. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lu to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, and a free account names each one.

What is Dr. David Lu's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lu is (302) 644-3466. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.

What is Dr. David Lu's email address?

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What is Dr. David Lu's medical license number?

Dr. Lu holds Delaware license C1-0027221, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. David Lu been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Lu in Delaware and Maryland.

Which hospitals is Dr. David Lu affiliated with?

Dr. Lu is affiliated with Beebe Healthcare. Dmand AI links Dr. Lu to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

What medical group is Dr. David Lu part of?

Dmand AI links Dr. Lu to 1 medical group. A free account names the group, with the clinicians and leaders there.

Who does Dr. David Lu practice with?

Dmand AI links 4 HCPs to Dr. Lu's primary medical group, 3 of them ophthalmologists. A free account lists them, with verified contacts.

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Does Dr. David Lu accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lu billed Medicare for 853 services in 2024, and Dr. Lu accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. David Lu's MIPS score?

Dr. Lu's MIPS final score for performance year 2026 is 90 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. David Lu see?

CMS counts 416 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lu in 2026, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. David Lu bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Lu's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), eye exam or test (92134) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. David Lu go to medical school?

Dr. Lu graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 2019.

What drugs does Dr. David Lu prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Erythromycin and Ketorolac Tromethamine.

Has Dr. David Lu received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,324 in general payments to Dr. Lu from 13 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.

How long has Dr. David Lu been practicing?

Dr. Lu graduated from medical school in 2019, 7 years ago.

Does Dr. David Lu do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Lu, published from 2016 to 2021.

Who does Dr. David Lu publish with?

Dr. Lu's most frequent co-authors are Hans Moore, MD (2 shared papers), Pendleton Edmund Alexander, MD (1 shared paper) and Joseph Michael Krepp, MD (1 shared paper).

What EHR does Dr. David Lu's practice use?

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Lewes Surgery Center and at 3 more sites and 1 medical group. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.

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