Brenda Nuyen
Ophthalmology Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Brenda Nuyen is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1023351582, issued on Apr 3, 2013. Check the license (California A134069, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brenda Nuyen
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A134069 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1908 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 829-5475
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170706001589); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brenda Nuyen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A134069Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,906 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate400 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine324 claims
- Latanoprost238 claims
- Moxifloxacin202 claims
- Cyclosporine142 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl134 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: $287.59
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- California Eye Medical Center IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brenda Nuyen among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Brenda Nuyen is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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- Jeremy Levenson, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041659304590
Common questions
What is Brenda Nuyen's NPI number?
Brenda Nuyen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023351582, issued on Apr 3, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brenda Nuyen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1908 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 829-5475. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brenda Nuyen's license?
NPPES lists California license number A134069, 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 Brenda Nuyen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brenda Nuyen had 1,906 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.