NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine Tuong Khanh Nguyen, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Albany, NY

Catherine Tuong Khanh Nguyen, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1780862037, issued on Feb 7, 2008. Check the license (New York 257218, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1780862037
Name
Catherine Tuong Khanh Nguyen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
257218 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4 Palisades Dr Ste 150, Albany, NY 12205
Phone
(518) 458-1245
Enumerated
Feb 7, 2008
Record last updated
May 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
03226208 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101007000792); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2006
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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Verify Catherine Tuong Khanh Nguyen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,274 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 108 claims were for opioids.

  1. Catherine Nguyen7,274
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium541 claims
  2. Omeprazole280 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium278 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium241 claims
  5. Fluticasone Propionate233 claims
  6. Famotidine168 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: $1,873.89

94 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Catherine Nguyen$1,873.89
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates, P.C.Albany, NY

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

Catherine Tuong Khanh Nguyen among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Catherine Tuong Khanh Nguyen, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2008, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

158 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Albany

They are 158 of the 8,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ghulam Akbari, M.D.Albany, NY 122051639155153
  2. Ninevah Aranas, MDAlbany, NY 122051003893512
  3. John Bashant, D.O.Albany, NY 122051912908195
  4. Mary Ellen Drislane, MDAlbany, NY 122051760474860
  5. Edgar Elum, MDAlbany, NY 122051184601692
  6. Ronald Hoenzsch, M.D.Albany, NY 122051629060736
  7. Ara Kayayan, MDAlbany, NY 122051205828316
  8. Heather Kopff, D.O.Albany, NY 122051568454577

Common questions

What is Catherine Tuong Khanh Nguyen, MD's NPI number?

Catherine Tuong Khanh Nguyen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780862037, issued on Feb 7, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Tuong Khanh Nguyen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Palisades Dr Ste 150, Albany, NY, 12205. Phone: (518) 458-1245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine Tuong Khanh Nguyen, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 257218, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Catherine Tuong Khanh Nguyen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine Tuong Khanh Nguyen, MD had 7,274 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.