I was worrying the same issue a couple of weeks ago. Even though my lawyer forwarded the approval notice of my I140 to me, uscis online status of my I140 was still displaying the old application received message. I called service center serveral times and I was told that they only issue this info to employers. One guy told me that my I140 was not approved; One lady told me a different number (premium processing) to call, the CSR at premium processing didn't want to tell me anything. I wasn't able to clear up my worries, and I don't even know what to do next. At the time I wanted to rushed into my company's HR office, I received my I485 welcome notice. So to me, the Service center maintain a separate database to log your case status and they know your I140 was approved already.
Just my opinion.