Dr. Peter Lu , MD
Dermatology β’ Fremont, CA
48371 Fremont Blvd Ste 101
Fremont, CA 945386554
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
48371 Fremont Blvd Ste 101
Fremont, CA 945386554
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Dermatology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019β2025.
NPI first issued
2019
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Lu has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Lu as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Fremont and California
15 active clinicians are listed under Dermatology with a practice address in Fremont, CA (2,084 in California).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Fremont
20% of these 15 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
73.3% of these 15 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-05-27NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X
A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. The dermatologist has had additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, melanomas, moles and other tumors of the skin, the management of contact dermatitis and other allergic and nonallergic skin disorders, and in the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. Dermatologists have special training in dermatopathology and in the surgical techniques used in dermatology. They also have expertise in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars and the skin changes associated with aging.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - DERMATOLOGY
I20201214000946
CA
0446662696
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at PO BOX 119, PALO ALTO, CA 943020119 (Tel: 6507933686)
Registered at 48371 FREMONT BLVD STE 101, FREMONT, CA 945386554 (Tel: 6507933686)
Dermatology (license number reported to NPPES: CA G68862)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 500 N GARFIELD AVE STE 202, MONTEREY PARK, CA 917541242 (Tel: 6265728864)
Registered at 593 CENTER DR, PALO ALTO, CA 943013102 (Tel: 6502605975)
Recorded as PETER LU, MD
Dermatology (license number reported to NPPES: CA G68852)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Dermatology Specialists in Fremont
- Dr. Ellen Haddock, MD
- Dr. Matthew Kanzler, MD
- Dr. Tatiana Grzeszkiewicz, MD, PhD
- Dr. Robert Roth, MD
- Dr. Charles Chiang, MD
- Dr. Michael Ryan, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 119
Palo Alto, CA 943020119
Phone: 6507933686