NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bruce Chau Nguyen, O.D.

Optometrist · San Diego, CA

Bruce Chau Nguyen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1376839019, issued on Jun 21, 2011. Check the license (California 14156, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1376839019
Name
Bruce Chau Nguyen
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
14156 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone
(858) 279-6500
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 225-7174
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $88.32

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, 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.

  1. Bruce Nguyen$88.32
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bruce Chau Nguyen among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Bruce Chau Nguyen, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in California

There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mona Adams, O.D.San Diego, CA 921231942564521
  2. Amanda Beaudry, O.D., M.S.San Diego, CA 921231477903516
  3. Jamie Bergmark, ODSan Diego, CA 921231669920757
  4. Betsy Cathey, O.D.San Diego, CA 921231831299437
  5. Annie Chin, O.D.San Diego, CA 921231124191556
  6. Simona Grosu, O.D.San Diego, CA 921231841368305
  7. Amanda Klaren, O.D.San Diego, CA 921231396876611
  8. Jason Lee, ODSan Diego, CA 921231679985584

Common questions

What is Bruce Chau Nguyen, O.D.'s NPI number?

Bruce Chau Nguyen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376839019, issued on Jun 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bruce Chau Nguyen, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA, 92123. Phone: (858) 279-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bruce Chau Nguyen, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 14156, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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.