Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,289 | 29 | 42.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,161 | 5 | 39.9% |
| Unspecified | $965.60 | 4 | 17.8% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $2,061 | 17 | $0 (2023) |
| TRANSMEDICS, INC. | $1,657 | 5 | $0 (2021) |
| OrganOx Ltd | $567.48 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $306.55 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $188.83 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Dilon Technologies, Inc. | $165.94 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Biocompatibles, Inc. | $154.52 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Exelixis Inc. | $111.28 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $105.04 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $96.85 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $733.42 | 2 | OrganOx Ltd ($567.48) |
| 2023 | $301.40 | 4 | Ethicon US, LLC ($152.83) |
| 2022 | $18.17 | 1 | Ethicon US, LLC ($18.17) |
| 2021 | $709.40 | 2 | TRANSMEDICS, INC. ($691.80) |
| 2020 | $96.85 | 1 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($96.85) |
| 2019 | $1,451 | 8 | TransMedics, Inc. ($965.60) |
| 2018 | $1,750 | 15 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($1,596) |
| 2017 | $355.10 | 5 | Mallinckrodt LLC ($188.83) |
All Payment Transactions
38 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30/2024 | OrganOx Ltd | METRA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $567.48 | General |
| Category: TRANSPLANT SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | Dilon Technologies, Inc. | HEMOBLAST BELLOWS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $165.94 | General |
| Category: HEMOSTATIC AGENT | ||||||
| 08/11/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | STRATAFIX (Device), Harmonic, SURGICEL NU-KNIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.36 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 03/28/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Harmonic (Device), Echelon Flex | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.67 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 01/17/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.57 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 01/13/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Harmonic (Device), Echelon; Endopath, SURGICEL NU-KNIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.80 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 08/01/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | Certus 140 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.17 | General |
| Category: Interventional Solutions | ||||||
| 11/30/2021 | TRANSMEDICS, INC. | ORGAN CARE SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $691.80 | General |
| Category: DEVICE | ||||||
| 07/14/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | Enseal X1 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.60 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 02/18/2020 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Epclusa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.85 | General |
| Category: HCV | ||||||
| 06/18/2019 | Ethicon US, LLC | CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.95 | General |
| Category: Interventional Solutions | ||||||
| 03/19/2019 | Baxter Healthcare | TISSEEL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.04 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 02/22/2019 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | BIO-A Hernia Plug (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $150.77 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/20/2019 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $489.84 | Research |
| Study: PROTECT LIVER • Category: Device | ||||||
| 02/20/2019 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $282.64 | Research |
| Study: PROTECT LIVER • Category: Device | ||||||
| 02/20/2019 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $122.46 | Research |
| Study: LIVER RESARCH • Category: Device | ||||||
| 02/20/2019 | TransMedics, Inc. | Organ Care System (Device) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $70.66 | Research |
| Study: LIVER RESARCH • Category: Device | ||||||
| 01/22/2019 | Exelixis Inc. | Cabometyx (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.28 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 12/18/2018 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.94 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/30/2018 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $197.48 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/27/2018 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $369.55 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/27/2018 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $152.55 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/27/2018 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.91 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/27/2018 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.75 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/27/2018 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.28 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTECT LIVER | TransMedics, Inc. | $772.48 | 2 |
| LIVER RESARCH | TransMedics, Inc. | $193.12 | 2 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 153 | 269 | $69,419 | $27,413 |
| 2022 | 10 | 195 | 376 | $232,388 | $55,864 |
| 2021 | 7 | 156 | 377 | $296,708 | $72,767 |
| 2020 | 2 | 26 | 34 | $11,944 | $3,589 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
24 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 118 | $25,960 | $10,504 | 40.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $16,192 | $6,263 | 38.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $13,158 | $5,195 | 39.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 53 | $8,109 | $3,360 | 41.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 20 | $6,000 | $2,091 | 34.9% |
| 50360 | Transplantation of donor kidney | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $112,872 | $20,050 | 17.8% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 50 | 214 | $47,080 | $17,658 | 37.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $11,776 | $4,762 | 40.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 29 | $12,615 | $4,639 | 36.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 30 | $7,140 | $3,374 | 47.3% |
| 50323 | Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $13,836 | $1,419 | 10.3% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $3,122 | $1,179 | 37.7% |
| 50327 | Preparation of donor kidney and veins for transplantation | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $9,020 | $1,029 | 11.4% |
| 50328 | Preparation of donor kidney and arteries for transplantation | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $7,865 | $902.25 | 11.5% |
| 50329 | Preparation of donor kidney and ureter for transplantation | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $7,062 | $851.59 | 12.1% |
| 50360 | Transplantation of donor kidney | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $188,120 | $36,811 | 19.6% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 42 | 242 | $53,240 | $20,209 | 38.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 38 | 49 | $21,315 | $8,004 | 37.6% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $5,888 | $2,444 | 41.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 17 | $4,046 | $2,051 | 50.7% |
| 50323 | Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $20,754 | $1,954 | 9.4% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 15 | $3,345 | $1,294 | 38.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 14 | 22 | $6,006 | $1,977 | 32.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes | Office | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $5,938 | $1,611 | 27.1% |
About Dr. Amy Lu, MD
Dr. Amy Lu, MD is a Transplant Surgery healthcare provider based in Tampa, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/22/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1821098641.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Amy Lu, MD has received a total of $5,415 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $733.42 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 38 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,289).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lu has provided services to 530 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,056 services with total Medicare billing of $159,632. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 24 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Transplant Surgery
- Other Specialties Transplant Surgery, Transplant Surgery
- Location Tampa, FL
- Active Since 07/22/2005
- Last Updated 11/02/2018
- Taxonomy Code 204F00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1821098641
Products in Payments
- BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) $1,417
- Organ Care System (Device) $965.60
- ORGAN CARE SYSTEM (Device) $691.80
- METRA (Device) $567.48
- SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) $243.37
- RAPLIXA (Biological) $188.83
- HEMOBLAST BELLOWS (Device) $165.94
- THERASPHERE - BIO (Device) $154.52
- BIO-A Hernia Plug (Device) $150.77
- GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial (Device) $148.57
- Harmonic (Device) $137.47
- CERTUS 140 MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $117.95
- Cabometyx (Drug) $111.28
- TISSEEL (Biological) $105.04
- BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) $101.74
- Epclusa (Drug) $96.85
- Certus 140 (Device) $18.17
- Enseal X1 (Device) $17.60
- STRATAFIX (Device) $15.36
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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