Howard Van Dinh, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Sacramento, CA
Howard Van Dinh, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1730307851, issued on Apr 23, 2007. Check the license (California A84322, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Van Dinh
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A84322 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3941 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819
- Phone
- (916) 564-3040
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 564-3065
- Medicaid ID
- 00A843220 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070627000550); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3941 J St
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Verify Howard Van Dinh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A84322Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,248 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium129 claims
- Furosemide111 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate89 claims
- Losartan Potassium88 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate88 claims
- Carvedilol76 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Van Dinh among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Howard Van Dinh, M.D. is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 63% 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 California 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 California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arvin Arthur, MDSacramento, CA 958191841243532
- Gina Collier, NPSacramento, CA 958191710218474
- Melvin Flamm, M.DSacramento, CA 958191144216888
- James Foerster, MDSacramento, CA 958191205908373
- Powell Jose, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191114107935
- Roshni Khatiwala, MDSacramento, CA 958191881154888
- Tin Nguyen, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191437416625
- Sarwar Orakzai, MDSacramento, CA 958191295901270
Common questions
What is Howard Van Dinh, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Van Dinh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730307851, issued on Apr 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Van Dinh, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3941 J St, Sacramento, CA, 95819. Phone: (916) 564-3040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Van Dinh, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A84322, 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 Howard Van Dinh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Van Dinh, M.D. had 1,248 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.