Total Payments
$20,827
2024 Payments
$1,082
Companies
27
Transactions
137
Medicare Patients
1,786
Medicare Billing
$151,733
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$10,577 (50.8%)
Education$6,499 (31.2%)
Food & Beverage$3,751 (18.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $10,577 | 32 | 50.8% |
| Education | $6,499 | 6 | 31.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,751 | 99 | 18.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $7,151 | 21 | $0 (2021) |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $6,641 | 39 | $0 (2023) |
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | $2,481 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| SeaPearl Inc | $1,717 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Seapearl East, Inc | $1,375 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $351.51 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $224.75 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $205.24 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $101.72 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Horizon Pharma plc | $95.03 | 7 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,082 | 7 | Seapearl East, Inc ($911.25) |
| 2023 | $1,880 | 10 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($1,270) |
| 2022 | $1,783 | 6 | SeaPearl Inc ($1,200) |
| 2021 | $2,908 | 18 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,764) |
| 2020 | $1,338 | 11 | Arthrex, Inc. ($639.12) |
| 2019 | $2,582 | 30 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($2,403) |
| 2018 | $3,589 | 32 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($1,952) |
| 2017 | $5,667 | 23 | Arthrex, Inc. ($3,757) |
All Payment Transactions
137 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | EVOS (Device), TRIGEN INTERTAN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.54 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Seapearl East, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $636.95 | General |
| 07/17/2024 | Seapearl East, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.75 | General |
| 05/08/2024 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $104.04 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | Seapearl East, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.05 | General |
| 04/18/2024 | Seapearl East, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.50 | General |
| 03/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.91 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 10/26/2023 | SeaPearl East, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.22 | General |
| 09/27/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.03 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 09/01/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.08 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 07/14/2023 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $26.53 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 07/01/2023 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL, DJO SURGICAL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $111.74 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 06/25/2023 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL, DJO SURGICAL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $56.61 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 06/23/2023 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL, DJO SURGICAL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $569.72 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 06/19/2023 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $362.52 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 06/19/2023 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.77 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 01/14/2023 | SeaPearl East, Inc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $423.35 | General |
| 10/28/2022 | Stryker Corporation | INSPACE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.48 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 07/27/2022 | Olympus America Inc. | Olympus (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.62 | General |
| Category: Surgical Endoscopy | ||||||
| 05/19/2022 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $464.44 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 02/10/2022 | SeaPearl Inc | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 01/12/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.06 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 01/12/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.96 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 10/08/2021 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 10/08/2021 | SeaPearl Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.85 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 618 | 838 | $208,276 | $48,421 |
| 2022 | 11 | 525 | 702 | $168,138 | $40,788 |
| 2021 | 10 | 343 | 469 | $114,216 | $28,634 |
| 2020 | 11 | 300 | 408 | $225,250 | $33,891 |
Total Patients
1,786
Total Services
2,417
Medicare Billing
$151,733
Procedure Codes
44
All Medicare Procedures & Services
44 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 110 | 169 | $43,020 | $12,094 | 28.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 88 | 104 | $38,640 | $10,756 | 27.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 71 | 71 | $39,263 | $9,477 | 24.1% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 116 | 174 | $26,970 | $5,053 | 18.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 56 | 64 | $25,842 | $3,668 | 14.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $9,490 | $2,234 | 23.5% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 22 | 53 | $9,701 | $1,784 | 18.4% |
| 73080 | X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 18 | 27 | $3,915 | $783.96 | 20.0% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 16 | 26 | $4,100 | $766.33 | 18.7% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $3,759 | $713.14 | 19.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,716 | $546.99 | 31.9% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 64 | 93 | $1,860 | $544.68 | 29.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 117 | 171 | $43,605 | $12,587 | 28.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 56 | 62 | $22,816 | $6,756 | 29.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 46 | 46 | $25,438 | $6,166 | 24.2% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 93 | 153 | $23,772 | $4,686 | 19.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 40 | 40 | $14,515 | $3,457 | 23.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 42 | 44 | $16,638 | $2,704 | 16.3% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 28 | 55 | $10,071 | $1,924 | 19.1% |
| 73080 | X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 24 | 31 | $4,495 | $901.04 | 20.0% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $2,868 | $746.49 | 26.0% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 11 | 15 | $2,460 | $494.53 | 20.1% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2022 | 56 | 73 | $1,460 | $365.93 | 25.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 68 | 105 | $25,950 | $7,857 | 30.3% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 34 | 34 | $18,802 | $5,094 | 27.1% |
About Dr. Michael Lu, MD
Dr. Michael Lu, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Avenel, New Jersey. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/07/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1851532600.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Lu, MD has received a total of $20,827 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,082 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 137 transactions from 27 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($10,577).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lu has provided services to 1,786 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,417 services with total Medicare billing of $151,733. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 44 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Avenel, NJ
- Active Since 03/07/2009
- Last Updated 05/03/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1851532600
Products in Payments
- DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System (Device) $2,509
- Geminus (Device) $2,481
- DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse (Device) $1,915
- DJO SURGICAL (Device) $1,734
- DJO Surgical Match Point System (Device) $482.73
- DVR Crosslock Plates/Screws/Pegs (Device) $351.51
- Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) $146.11
- TRAUMA (Device) $85.50
- PENNSAID (Drug) $78.55
- DUEXIS (Drug) $67.75
- NA (Device) $55.02
- Exogen (Device) $51.54
- EVOS (Device) $48.54
- INSPACE (Device) $42.48
- AEQUALIS (Device) $35.95
- FLECTOR (Drug) $28.33
- MAKO (Device) $27.88
- Zilretta (Drug) $27.14
- BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS (Device) $26.66
- Durolane (Device) $25.45
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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.