Dr. Alex Yang Lu , MD
Neurological Surgery β’ Columbus, OH
285 E State St Ste 430
Columbus, OH 432154358
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
285 E State St Ste 430
Columbus, OH 432154358
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Ohiohealth Corporation. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Yale University School Of Medicine
2017
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $3,962.88 across 19 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $2,274.71 across 11 records.
- Food and Beverage: $1,688.17 across 8 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 5)
- Penumbra, Inc.: $3,191.32 across 15 records.
- Route 92 Medical, Inc.: $337.31 across 1 record.
- Imperative Care, Inc: $171.40 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
9 years (graduated 2017)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2017 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2017
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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 Columbus and Ohio
83 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Columbus, OH (358 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Columbus
30.1% of these 83 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
59% of these 83 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $80.74 in 2021 to $3,962.88 in 2025.
- 2021: $80.74
- 2022: $80.94
- 2023: $3,207.20
- 2024: $3,333.49
- 2025: $3,962.88
Sources: CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 β December 31, 2025): 19 records totaling $3,962.88.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Smart Coil | General | $600.62 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Smart Coil | General | $452.32 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Penumbra System | General | $378.47 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Benchmark | General | $351.96 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Penumbra System | General | $338.98 |
| Route 92 Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
β | General | $337.31 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Benchmark | General | $318.01 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Penumbra System | General | $220.36 |
| Imperative Care, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
ZOOM REPERFUSION CATHETER | General | $171.40 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
PIPELINE | General | $165.26 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
RED 72 | General | $122.97 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Penumbra System | General | $120.96 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
EMBOTRAP | General | $97.59 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Penumbra System | General | $72.57 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Penumbra System | General | $58.57 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Smart Coil | General | $49.83 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Penumbra System | General | $43.66 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Smart Coil | General | $37.46 |
| Penumbra, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Smart Coil | General | $24.58 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-08-25NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY
I20250905000067
OH
4082018239
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Ohiohealth Corporation
285 E State St, Columbus, OH 432154358
Phone: 6145669777
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 285 E STATE ST STE 430, COLUMBUS, OH 432154358 (Tel: 6145335500)
Registered at PO BOX 7527, DUBLIN, OH 430170727
Registered at PO BOX 7412011, CHICAGO, IL 606742011 (Tel: 3143628200)
Registered at 1 BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL PLZ, DIV SURG UROLOGY, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631101003 (Tel: 3143628200)
Registered at PO BOX 60352, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631600352 (Tel: 3143628200)
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MO 2024022316)
Registered at 505 PARNASSUS AVE RM M779, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941432204 (Tel: 4153537500)
Recorded as ALEX LU, MD
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: CA 163149)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1524 BRODER CIR, FOLSOM, CA 956307663 (Tel: 9169348603)
Registered at 1524 BRODER CIR, FOLSOM, CA 956307663 (Tel: 9169348603)
Recorded as ALEX LU
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Neurological Surgery Specialists in Columbus
- Dr. Christopher Sanders Taylor, MD
- Dr. Nassir Monim Mansour, MD
- Dr. Patrick Youssef, MD
- Dr. Ward Buster, DO
- Dr. Cameron Brandon, MD
- Dr. Nathaniel Amor, DO
Mailing Address
Po Box 7527
Dublin, OH 430170727