Bao-Kim Cao Nguyen, OD
Optometrist · Boston, MA
Bao-Kim Cao Nguyen, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1619045929, issued on Dec 4, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 4526, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bao-Kim Cao Nguyen
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4526 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 175 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 523-5006
- Enumerated
- Dec 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0705659 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050926000174); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 1,501 in Massachusetts → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 175 Cambridge St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Fiona Danaher, MD, MPHPediatrics Physician1821353798
Verify Bao-Kim Cao Nguyen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 4526Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $693.64
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Jeffrey Kublin OD PCBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bao-Kim Cao Nguyen among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Bao-Kim Cao Nguyen, OD is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Massachusetts
There are 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
All 1,501 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ursula Bator, ODBoston, MA 021141588619282
- Paul Cangiano, O.D.Boston, MA 021141538238787
- Jennifer Casey, ODBoston, MA 021141174574453
- Louis D'Ambrosio, O.D.Boston, MA 021141710908207
- Michael Dalton, ODBoston, MA 021141174573521
- Claudine Kawabata, ODBoston, MA 021141396797908
- Mark Kirstein, ODBoston, MA 021141033161450
- Jeffrey Kublin, ODBoston, MA 021141083630578
Common questions
What is Bao-Kim Cao Nguyen, OD's NPI number?
Bao-Kim Cao Nguyen, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619045929, issued on Dec 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bao-Kim Cao Nguyen, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 175 Cambridge St, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 523-5006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bao-Kim Cao Nguyen, OD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 4526, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.