NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ben Nguyen, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Huntington Beach, CA

Ben Nguyen, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Huntington Beach, California, and NPI 1053817551, issued on Apr 3, 2018. Check the license (California A173451, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053817551
Name
Ben Nguyen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A173451 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9122 Adams Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
Phone
(714) 378-0900
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2018
Record last updated
Oct 14, 2024
Fax
(714) 378-5166
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210918000072); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9122 Adams Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Roger Hinkson, MDPreventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine Physician1902923147
  2. Akanksha KumarFamily Medicine Physician1235751926
  3. Rhonda Meier, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1770554651
  4. Jane Mitsumori, PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1073636478
  5. Scott Newman, M.D.Specialist1073636536
  6. Hoa Mai NguyenFamily Medicine Physician1689924151

Verify Ben Nguyen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,316 Medicare Part D claims for 552 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ben Nguyen5,316
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium472 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate330 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium295 claims
  4. Lisinopril226 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium223 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl201 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $99.99

1 payment: education; the largest payer was Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ben Nguyen$99.99
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Memorialcare Medical FoundationHuntington Beach, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ben Nguyen among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Ben Nguyen, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

83 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Huntington Beach

They are 83 of the 4,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntington Beach, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sabine Bernbeck, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926461699729889
  2. Samuel Carlis, D.O.Huntington Beach, CA 926461912001207
  3. Bonnie Cheung, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926461144527441
  4. Jean-Pierre Dufour, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926461699029504
  5. Julia Harris, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926461326095605
  6. Thomas Kuhn, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926461023162088
  7. Rhonda Meier, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926461770554651
  8. Andrew Mleynek, DOHuntington Beach, CA 926461679551873

Common questions

What is Ben Nguyen, MD's NPI number?

Ben Nguyen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053817551, issued on Apr 3, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ben Nguyen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9122 Adams Ave, Huntington Beach, CA, 92646. Phone: (714) 378-0900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ben Nguyen, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A173451, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ben Nguyen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ben Nguyen, MD had 5,316 Medicare Part D claims for 552 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.