I think that most ceramic stones like this have some degree of surface irregularities. I don’t think it has much on an effect in the finish produced.
I lapped my ceramic stones and it changed their apparent grit. Apparent? Ceramic stones don’t have a “grit” per se. WE assigns a grit which “apparently” are equivalent to the scratch patterns produced by stones of a known grit.
I lapped my 1.4 micron ceramics on a 1200 grit sandpaper and thereafter the stone produced scratches equivalent to 1200 grit. Here’s a photo. The upper left is an area not yet touched by the lapping; the lower right is the lapped area. Further evidence that the surfaces of ceramic stones are not dead flat.
I’m pretty sure you can restore the original grit by re-lapping the stone on diamond film of the desired grit, but it would take a long time.