Dr. Lu Chen, MD

  • Chicago, IL
  • Dermatologist
NPI1124445077PAC ID7012391717
Medicare services, 2024
3,557
Medicare patients, 2024
1,668
Part D claims, 2024
108
MIPS score, 2024
95
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
676 N St Clair St 20th Fl Ste 2020, Chicago, IL 60611
Practice phone
Call (312) 472-5200
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center

Dialysis Center - Independent · Chicago, Illinois

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Dr. Lu Chen is a dermatologist in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Chen practices at Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Chen's NPI, 1124445077, was assigned on March 27, 2014. Dr. Chen graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Chen holds Illinois license 036161311.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7012391717
NPI enumeration date
March 27, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(312) 472-5200
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
38
Medical school graduation
2014

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

Dr. Lu Chen practices at Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Chen's primary practice is Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center, at 676 N St Clair St 20th Fl Ste 2020, Chicago, IL 60611 in Cook County. The practice phone is (312) 472-5200.

  • Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center
    676 N St Clair St 20th Fl Ste 2020, Chicago, IL 60611 · Cook CountyPhone(312) 472-5200

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Dr. Lu Chen is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Chen's primary practice is Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Chen is also affiliated with Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chen to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account. Dr. Chen's employer is on file too: a dialysis center.

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

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Chen practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Northwestern Medicine Dialysis CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Lu Chen is one of 564 dermatologists in Illinois

Dermatology is Dr. Chen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Chen is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dmand AI has Dr. Chen's licenses on file in 2 states: Illinois and Missouri.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Dermatology, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036161311 · taxonomy 207N00000X
  • Missouri licenseLicense 2015011944

Dermatologists near Dr. Chen

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

Dr. Lu Chen billed Medicare for 3,557 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,557 Medicare services from Dr. Chen across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,668 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $225,858 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20243,557
Medicare patients1,668
Paid by Medicare$225,858
Procedure codes14

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Lab and pathology
2023: 2,6742024: 3,38627%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 932024: 12029%
Surgery
2023: 1122024: 5154%

Dr. Chen compared with the Illinois median for dermatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Chen
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
3,557vs 1,779100% above
Medicare patients
1,668vs 4913.4 times
Part D claims
67vs 40583% below

Medians across 526 dermatologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Chen's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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

Dr. Lu Chen treated 1,668 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 1,668 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 820 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 61% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chen's median patient age at 61, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,668
Average age74
Average risk score1.15
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Chen's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Chen's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women82349%
  • Men84551%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Chen's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure61%
  3. Arthritis39%
  4. Ischemic heart disease25%
  5. Anxiety19%
  6. Cancer19%
  7. Diabetes19%
  8. Osteoporosis19%

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

Dr. Chen's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men48%

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

Dr. Lu Chen wrote 108 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Chen wrote 108 Medicare Part D claims for 47 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 67 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $49,063 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 51 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024108
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$49,063
Part D patients47

Dr. Chen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic86 claims80%
  • Brand-name22 claims20%

Dr. Chen'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 512024: 6731%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 4 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

Dr. Lu Chen scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Chen for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Chen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 33 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Chen, more than 69% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Chen's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 83of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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

Where Dr. Chen ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of skin lesions
69th percentile33 procedures
Skin biopsy
63rd percentile19 procedures
Removal or shaving of skin growth
69th percentile17 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Lu Chen received $648 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Chen from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 85% of the total. Celgene Corporation paid the most, $413.

General payments to Dr. Chen by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Chen by kind, 2016 to 2025

$648in total
  • Food and beverage$54885%
  • Education$10015%

Companies that paid Dr. Chen the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Lu Chen graduated from Washington University School of Medicine

Dr. Chen graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 2014.

  1. Medical schoolWashington University School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in dermatologyAmerican Board of Dermatology
  3. Board certified in dermatopathologyAmerican Board of Dermatology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Lu Chen'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)
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. Lu Chen's NPI number?

Dr. Lu Chen's NPI number is 1124445077. It was assigned on March 27, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Lu Chen?

Dr. Lu Chen is a dermatologist in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).

Where does Dr. Lu Chen practice?

Dr. Chen practices at 676 N St Clair St 20th Fl Ste 2020, Chicago, IL 60611. Dr. Chen's primary practice is Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chen to 1 group practice or clinic.

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

The practice phone on file for Dr. Chen is (312) 472-5200.

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

Dr. Chen holds Illinois license 036161311, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Lu Chen been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Chen in Illinois and Missouri.

Which hospitals is Dr. Lu Chen affiliated with?

Dr. Chen is affiliated with Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Lu Chen part of?

Dr. Chen is linked to Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.

Does Dr. Lu Chen accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chen billed Medicare for 3,557 services in 2024, and Dr. Chen accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Lu Chen's MIPS score?

Dr. Chen's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lu Chen see?

CMS counts 1,668 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chen in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Lu Chen board certified?

Yes. Dr. Chen is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology.

What services does Dr. Lu Chen bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Chen's most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (88305), lab and pathology test (88341) and lab and pathology test (88342).

Where did Dr. Lu Chen go to medical school?

Dr. Chen graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 2014.

What drugs does Dr. Lu Chen prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ketoconazole, Clobetasol Propionate and Hydrocortisone.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $648 in general payments to Dr. Chen from 4 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Celgene Corporation.

How long has Dr. Lu Chen been practicing?

Dr. Chen graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.

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