Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. James J Lu, MD

Individual provider Neurological Surgery Physician · NPI 1245203801

Dr. James J Lu, MD practises Neurosurgery in Bridgeton, Missouri. Graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 1996, 30 years ago. Practices with SSM Medical Group Inc, a 560-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Missouri.

Years since qualifying
30
Trained at
Washington University School of Medicine
Licensed in
MO
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

12266 De Paul Dr Ste 100
Bridgeton, MO 63044-2541
Phone: (314) 738-2770
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 12255 De Paul Dr, Bridgeton, MO 63044-2510 — (314) 291-6556

Specialties & licences

Neurological Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence 110667 (MO)

Record details

NPI number1245203801
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedFebruary 13, 2006
Last updated in NPPESNovember 19, 2020
Certification dateNovember 19, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNEUROSURGERY
Medical schoolWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1996 (30 years in practice)
Group practice Ssm Medical Group Inc — 560 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 43 times · 72nd percentile
Spinal fusion 83 times · 68th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients115
Services billed 272 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Ssm St Joseph Health Center Hospital · Saint Charles, MO · listed as St Joseph Health Center
  • Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St Louis Hospital · Bridgeton, MO
  • Ssm Health St Mary'S Hospital - St Louis Hospital · Saint Louis, MO

Also affiliated with 1 inpatient rehabilitation facility, which CMS identifies by certification number only.

Colleagues at SSM Medical Group Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 560 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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