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Cheng Lu, DDS

Dentists (general) (Dentist)

At a glance

In the NPI registry since
2025

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2025Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Dentist primary
    MN license D15304

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Dentists (general) per capita by county →

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 2 companies reported 3 payments worth $563 in total to this clinician.

By company
Zimvie Inc.$523
Dentsply Sirona Inc$40.03
By type
Travel and Lodging$523
Food and Beverage$40.03

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Oct 22, 2025Zimvie Inc.
Oct 22, 2025
Travel and Lodging
TAPERED SCREW-VENT · Dental · travel to San Diego, CA · in-kind
$489
Oct 22, 2025Zimvie Inc.
Oct 22, 2025
Travel and Lodging
TAPERED SCREW-VENT · Dental · travel to San Diego, CA · in-kind
$34.00

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Minnesota →

Other Dentists (general) clinicians in Minneapolis

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated June 5, 2025), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1356235162. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.