Dr. Ming Lu , MD
Ophthalmology • Tyler, TX
1327 Troup Hwy
Tyler, TX 757014443
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on June 28, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 6,488 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 92134 — Imaging of retina: 1,790 service units.
- 67028 — Injection of drug into eye: 1,497 service units.
- 92014 — Established patient complete exam of visual system: 1,171 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 13 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 2,385 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Latanoprost — 1,144 prescription fills, including refills.
- Timolol Maleate — 344 prescription fills, including refills.
- Tobramycin — 275 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 13 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Tyler, TX (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 3,047. Middle half: 1,700 to 7,258.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Texas (2024, 992 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,764. Middle half: 751 to 3,589.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 7,479 in 2020 to 6,488 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1327 Troup Hwy
Tyler, TX 757014443
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: Christus Trinity Clinic. 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
Harvard Medical School
1999
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
1,169 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $486,846 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $359,367 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
3,603 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$40,126 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $74.81 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $74.81 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Novo Nordisk Inc: $46.30 across 1 record.
- Oyster Point Pharma, Inc.: $28.51 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
27 years (graduated 1999)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1999 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
2005
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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 Tyler and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Tyler, TX (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 3,047. Middle half: 1,700 to 7,258.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Texas (2024, 992 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,764. Middle half: 751 to 3,589.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Tyler, TX (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $356,227. Middle half: $248,569 to $578,049.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Texas (2024, 992 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $211,752. Middle half: $85,606 to $415,016.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Tyler, TX (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $265,222. Middle half: $184,028 to $438,325.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Texas (2024, 992 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $151,943. Middle half: $60,170 to $302,740.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Tyler, TX (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,096. Middle half: 508 to 3,462.
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Texas (2024, 1,065 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 905. Middle half: 327 to 2,157.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Tyler, TX (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $40,126. Middle half: $10,075 to $243,819.
A lower Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Texas (2024, 1,065 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $73,797. Middle half: $14,089 to $240,265.
28 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Tyler, TX (1,517 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Tyler
0% of these 28 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
75% of these 28 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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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 13% from 7,479 in 2020 to 6,488 in 2024.
- 2020: 7,479
- 2021: 7,750
- 2022: 7,329
- 2023: 6,695
- 2024: 6,488
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 27% from $667,226 in 2020 to $486,846 in 2024.
- 2020: $667,226
- 2021: $679,018
- 2022: $560,192
- 2023: $513,830
- 2024: $486,846
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 28% from $499,498 in 2020 to $359,367 in 2024.
- 2020: $499,498
- 2021: $515,969
- 2022: $413,440
- 2023: $382,050
- 2024: $359,367
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 101% from 1,189 in 2020 to 2,385 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,189
- 2021: 1,368
- 2022: 1,518
- 2023: 1,930
- 2024: 2,385
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 116% from 1,670 in 2020 to 3,603 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,670
- 2021: 2,019
- 2022: 2,332
- 2023: 2,905
- 2024: 3,603
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 16% from $47,599 in 2020 to $40,126 in 2024.
- 2020: $47,599
- 2021: $50,482
- 2022: $52,311
- 2023: $50,526
- 2024: $40,126
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $20.69 in 2019 to $74.81 in 2025.
- 2019: $20.69
- 2023: $24.78
- 2025: $74.81
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), 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 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $74.81.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $46.30 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TYRVAYA | General | $28.51 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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1,790 | 565 | $91.00 | $23.97 |
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67028
Injection of drug into eye
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1,497 | 338 | $724.64 | $91.27 |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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1,171 | 862 | $286.00 | $73.12 |
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92250
Photography of the retina
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983 | 706 | $135.00 | $20.12 |
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92012
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system
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512 | 300 | $202.00 | $48.62 |
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67210
Destruction of growth of retina using a laser
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176 | 108 | $1739.00 | $477.38 |
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92004
New patient complete exam of visual system
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139 | 139 | $339.00 | $91.34 |
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67228
Destruction of leaking blood vessels of retina using laser
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59 | 39 | $1874.00 | $291.73 |
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92083
Exam of visual field with extended testing
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57 | 41 | $141.00 | $26.06 |
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67220
Destruction of vascular growth between retina and sclera by photocoagulation
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48 | 38 | $1828.31 | $487.03 |
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67145
Photocoagulation treatment to prevent detachment of retina
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22 | 21 | $1530.00 | $209.90 |
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67042
Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina
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20 | 20 | $3838.00 | $1071.08 |
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67036
Removal of eye fluid (vitreous) between lens and retina
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14 | 13 | $3010.00 | $870.32 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 1,144 | 46,172 | $7,055.28 | 242 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 344 | 26,237 | $3,556.69 | 133 |
| Tobramycin | Tobramycin | 275 | 4,036 | $1,495.83 | 210 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 249 | 7,958 | $1,626.75 | 69 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 91 | 2,403 | $3,418.97 | 37 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 83 | 4,532 | $1,090.02 | 22 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | Dorzolamide Hcl | 46 | 2,644 | $933.52 | 16 |
| Tobramycin-Dexamethasone | Tobramycin/Dexamethasone | 38 | 751 | $1,391.87 | 27 |
| Alphagan P | Brimonidine Tartrate | 31 | 908 | $7,753.37 | — |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 29 | 131 | $182.55 | 25 |
| Vyzulta | Latanoprostene Bunod | 22 | 863 | $9,024.15 | — |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 18 | 880 | $2,557.86 | — |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 15 | 51 | $39.23 | 14 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20041207001059
TX
4688630064
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
Christus Trinity Clinic
1327 Troup Hwy, Tyler, TX 757014443
Phone: 9035108764
Christus Trinity Clinic
620 S Fleishel Ave, Tyler, TX 757012041
Phone: 9036064900
Christus Trinity Clinic
3203 S Main St, Lindale, TX 757717727
Phone: 9032664000
Christus Trinity Clinic
630 S Fleishel Ave, Tyler, TX 757012041
Phone: 9036065560
Christus Trinity Clinic
800 E Dawson St, Tyler, TX 757012036
Phone: 9035101186
Christus Trinity Clinic
Po Box, Dallas, TX 752846098
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 28, 2005.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Tyler
- Dr. Gabriela Lahaie Luna, MD
- Dr. Michael Ford, MD
- Dr. Harshivinderjit Bains, MD
- Dr. Curtis Pennell, MD
- Dr. Charles Heaton, MD
- Dr. Amar Patel, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 846098
Dallas, TX 752846095
Phone: 9033246450