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

Individual provider Plastic Surgery Physician · NPI 1245893536

Karen Lu, MD practises Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Huntersville, North Carolina. Graduated from Univ of Central Florida, College of Medicine in 2019, 7 years ago. Practices with Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology PA, a 57-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in North Carolina.

Years since qualifying
7
Trained at
Univ of Central Florida, College of Medicine
Licensed in
NC
In the registry since
2019
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

13539 Reese Blvd W
Huntersville, NC 28078-7961
Phone: (704) 892-4878
Fax: (704) 892-7453
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Specialties & licences

Plastic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208200000X · Licence 2025-02167 (NC)

Record details

NPI number1245893536
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 22, 2019
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 8, 2025
Certification dateSeptember 8, 2025

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyPLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIV OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2019 (7 years in practice)
Group practice Piedmont Plastic Surgery And Dermatology Pa — 57 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.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 28 times · 79th percentile
Removal of skin lesions 19 times · 64th percentile
Removal of tissue 1–10 times
Skin biopsy 1–10 times

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.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $1,340 21 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Long term medical supply or device loan $176 1 payment · a device or supply lent for a long period, not cash

Each amount is the sum of what companies reported for that kind of payment in 2025, rounded to the dollar. Not all of it is income to the clinician: a meal is not a fee, a charitable contribution goes to a charity, and a royalty or an acquisition payment is not a salary.

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Hospital · Huntersville, NC

Colleagues at Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology PA

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 57 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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