In 2012, Dr. Carol Lu, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carol Lu, MD treated as an internist in Paul, MN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carol Lu, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	49
doctor visit	105
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122
lab tests	79
preventive care	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carol Lu, MD treated as an internist in Paul, MN during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carol Lu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	343
inpatient care	343

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	53
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	34
Dementia	20
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carol Lu, MD treated as an internist in Paul, MN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carol Lu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	406
inpatient care	367
outpatient care	39

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	82
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	32
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carol Lu, MD treated as an internist in Paul, MN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carol Lu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	445
inpatient care	400
outpatient care	45

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	432
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	108
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	23
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carol Lu, MD treated as an internist in Paul, MN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carol Lu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	272
inpatient care	254
outpatient care	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	62
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	46
Dementia	34
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carol Lu, MD treated as an internist in Paul, MN during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carol Lu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	154
inpatient care	154

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	40
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	41
Dementia	32
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carol Lu, MD treated as an internist in Paul, MN during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carol Lu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	254
inpatient care	254

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	27
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	40
Dementia	37
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carol Lu, MD treated as an internist in Paul, MN during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carol Lu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	379
inpatient care	379

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	67
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	44
Dementia	34
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carol Lu, MD treated as an internist in Paul, MN during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carol Lu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	201
inpatient care	201

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	63
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carol Lu, MD treated as an internist in Paul, MN during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carol Lu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	253
inpatient care	253

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	51
Dementia	31
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carol Lu, MD treated as an internist in Paul, MN during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carol Lu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	236
inpatient care	236

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	12

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	19
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Carol Lu, MD treated as an internist in Paul, MN during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carol Lu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Carol Lu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Carol Lu, MD treated as an internist in Paul, MN were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

blood draw	49
doctor visit	105
hospital care	257
inpatient care	248
lab tests	79
outpatient care	34
preventive care	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD.

**Gender**
Female	74
Male	56

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	105
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	31
75 to 84	33
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	32

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Carol Lu, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Carol Lu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Cancer	9
Dementia	19