Chau Dong Nguyen, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Chau Dong Nguyen, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1639149453, issued on Jan 24, 2006. Check the license (Texas L0876, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chau Dong Nguyen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- L0876 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11920 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX 77089
- Phone
- (713) 946-8951
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 946-0875
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050105000969); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chau Dong Nguyen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L0876Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
10,755 Medicare Part D claims for 879 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel1,311 claims
- Losartan Potassium689 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium654 claims
- Farxiga565 claims
- Ranolazine Er472 claims
- Vascepa467 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $247.77
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Chau Dong Nguyen among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Chau Dong Nguyen, MD is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
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- Marlos Fernandes, MDHouston, TX 770891023362233
- Rajeev Grover, M.D.Houston, TX 770891952363830
- Vu Hoang, M.D.Houston, TX 770891689968885
- Rajan Kadakia, M.D.Houston, TX 770891548295264
- Manu Pillai, M.D.Houston, TX 770891972766467
Common questions
What is Chau Dong Nguyen, MD's NPI number?
Chau Dong Nguyen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639149453, issued on Jan 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chau Dong Nguyen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11920 Astoria Blvd, Houston, TX, 77089. Phone: (713) 946-8951. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chau Dong Nguyen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L0876, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chau Dong Nguyen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chau Dong Nguyen, MD had 10,755 Medicare Part D claims for 879 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chau Dong Nguyen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.