Active NPI 1952318362 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Qing Lu , MD, PhD

Pathology - Anatomic Pathology • Edgewood, KY

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Qing Lu, MD, PhD is a certified Pathology - Anatomic Pathology practicing in Edgewood, KY. With approximately 38 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1988, Dr. Lu delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1 MEDICAL VILLAGE DR.

Dr. Lu is affiliated with St Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity, special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, protein measurement, serum. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1 Medical Village Dr

Edgewood, KY 410173403

Telephone 8593012018

Fax 8593012073

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Independent Anesthesiologists Psc Facility NPI 1295716850

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1988

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Pathology - Anatomic Pathology in Edgewood, KY

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

38 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 38.0 Yrs

State Avg: 29.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

4 Specialists

Practicing in Edgewood, KY (28 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

82.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Lu (38 Years) 38 Yrs

Edgewood Specialty Average (38.0 Years) 38.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,023	490	$165.00	$34.30
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	421	83	$197.00	$26.07
84165 Protein measurement, serum	227	190	$43.00	$16.33
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	134	111	$228.00	$32.35
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	104	68	$657.00	$69.35
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	76	32	$184.00	$11.29
85060 Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report	58	57	$58.00	$22.46
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	57	57	$97.00	$10.31
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	56	52	$48.00	$10.82
88189 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers	50	48	$201.00	$77.61
85097 Bone marrow, smear interpretation	32	25	$161.00	$45.22
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	28	28	$43.00	$16.28
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	23	11	$237.00	$55.29
88291 Interpretation and report of genetic testing	19	19	$77.00	$31.54
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	18	18	$994.00	$121.54

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	912	460	$85.00	$34.51
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	606	105	$62.00	$26.73
84165 Protein measurement, serum	299	216	$40.00	$16.62
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	157	128	$76.00	$32.96
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	115	87	$186.00	$76.35
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	104	50	$26.00	$11.41
85097 Bone marrow, smear interpretation	84	41	$155.00	$45.84
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	83	74	$28.00	$11.28
85060 Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report	73	73	$57.00	$22.66
88189 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers	70	68	$171.00	$80.24
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	66	61	$26.00	$10.57
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	56	55	$57.00	$16.44
88291 Interpretation and report of genetic testing	36	36	$50.00	$30.70
88344 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	23	11	$88.00	$36.23
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	11	11	$327.00	$136.68

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	728	382	$85.00	$35.25
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	347	58	$62.00	$26.10
84165 Protein measurement, serum	241	175	$40.00	$17.64
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	98	77	$76.00	$33.05
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	94	63	$186.00	$77.90
85060 Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report	82	76	$57.00	$23.38
85097 Bone marrow, smear interpretation	52	25	$148.65	$46.41
88189 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers	51	47	$171.00	$79.78
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	49	45	$28.00	$11.72
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	48	48	$26.00	$10.95
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	47	29	$26.00	$11.62
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	42	38	$57.00	$17.63
88361 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, using computer-assisted technology	41	14	$97.00	$42.35
88291 Interpretation and report of genetic testing	24	23	$50.00	$31.56
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	17	14	$121.18	$59.35

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	892	432	$85.00	$36.31
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	597	102	$55.11	$27.49
84165 Protein measurement, serum	433	329	$40.00	$17.75
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	168	129	$72.67	$34.04
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	110	68	$186.00	$80.67
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	82	80	$57.00	$17.93
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	70	49	$23.00	$11.69
88189 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers	69	62	$171.00	$80.66
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	64	58	$28.00	$11.97
85060 Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report	60	58	$57.00	$22.33
88361 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, using computer-assisted technology	57	15	$97.00	$43.06
85097 Bone marrow, smear interpretation	54	40	$122.00	$46.78
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	47	46	$26.00	$10.96
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	46	30	$100.00	$59.23
88374 Microscopic genetic analysis of tissue, computer-assisted technology, initial procedure, each multiplex procedure	41	12	$100.00	$39.94
88291 Interpretation and report of genetic testing	37	35	$50.00	$31.31
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	21	13	$51.33	$26.12
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	18	17	$327.00	$142.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	836	405	$85.00	$37.47
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	474	87	$48.00	$28.44
84165 Protein measurement, serum	436	330	$40.00	$18.32
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	144	115	$69.00	$35.43
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	103	101	$57.00	$18.07
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	90	46	$19.00	$11.87
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	82	57	$186.00	$83.43
85060 Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report	72	70	$57.00	$23.72
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	65	59	$28.00	$12.38
88189 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers	59	58	$171.00	$84.88
85097 Bone marrow, smear interpretation	40	37	$122.00	$48.44
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	37	21	$100.00	$63.14
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	36	35	$26.00	$11.17
88344 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	31	11	$88.00	$38.81
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	30	13	$44.00	$26.86
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	12	12	$327.00	$147.03

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	821	430	$85.00	$37.84
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	516	94	$48.00	$27.86
84165 Protein measurement, serum	316	260	$40.00	$18.02
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	149	120	$69.00	$35.19
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	102	63	$186.00	$82.97
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	96	43	$19.00	$11.90
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	85	82	$57.00	$18.03
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	71	69	$26.00	$11.10
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	59	56	$28.00	$12.08
85060 Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report	56	53	$57.00	$23.29
88189 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers	51	47	$171.00	$83.39
85097 Bone marrow, smear interpretation	35	34	$122.00	$48.83
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	21	14	$44.00	$26.65
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	20	15	$100.00	$62.60
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	16	16	$35.00	$4.44
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	12	11	$327.00	$146.60

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	761	431	$85.00	$37.44
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	484	104	$48.00	$28.07
84165 Protein measurement, serum	280	245	$40.00	$17.66
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	135	124	$69.00	$34.93
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	121	48	$19.00	$11.75
88361 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, using computer-assisted technology	100	29	$97.00	$45.92
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	90	89	$26.00	$11.39
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	83	78	$57.00	$17.76
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	82	56	$186.00	$82.62
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	67	60	$28.00	$12.39
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	58	50	$94.00	$27.59
88189 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers	47	45	$171.00	$82.57
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	44	33	$114.00	$70.68
85097 Bone marrow, smear interpretation	41	39	$122.00	$47.44
88300 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination	37	37	$35.00	$4.37
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	19	14	$44.00	$26.59

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	707	427	$85.00	$35.35
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	513	112	$48.00	$26.57
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	161	129	$69.00	$33.33
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	100	98	$26.00	$10.90
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique	71	59	$94.00	$26.09
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	67	49	$186.00	$78.43
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	66	45	$19.00	$10.91
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present	61	58	$28.00	$11.65
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	54	26	$44.00	$25.43
88361 Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, using computer-assisted technology	52	14	$97.00	$54.09
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report	50	40	$114.00	$65.39
88189 Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers	49	47	$171.00	$79.52
85060 Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report	47	43	$57.00	$22.65
85097 Bone marrow, smear interpretation	37	36	$122.00	$44.52
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	26	18	$100.00	$58.88
88104 Cell examination of body fluid, smears	24	19	$51.75	$26.96
88309 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity	12	12	$327.00	$138.57

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2021-07-27

Pathology - Anatomic Pathology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZP0101X

State License KY 40736

A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.

Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZP0102X

State License TN MD31751

Pathology - Anatomic Pathology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZP0101X

State License IN 01085702A

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

7100041000 (KY)

Medicaid State Provider ID

200938550 (IN)

Medicaid State Provider ID

2853756 (OH)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

St Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc

600 Wilson Creek Rd, Lawrenceburg, IN 470252751

Phone: 8593012465

St Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc

1 Medical Village Dr, Edgewood, KY 410173403

Phone: 8593012237

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 27, 2021

Pathology (License #40736 in KY)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 20, 2018

Pathology (License #MD31751 in TN)

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NPI Profile Active September 16, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 16, 2015

Registered at 1 MEDICAL VILLAGE DR, EDGEWOOD, KY 410173403 (Tel: 8593012018)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 16, 2015

Registered at PO BOX 636324, CINCINNATI, OH 452636324 (Tel: 8593445555)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 16, 2015

Recorded as QING LU, M.D., PH.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 16, 2015

Pathology (License #40736 in KY)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 01, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1952318362

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: August 01, 2006

Last Update: July 27, 2021

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Po Box 636324

Cincinnati, OH 452636324

Phone: 8593012018

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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