HUONG NGUYEN, DO
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician in SUGAR LAND, Texas. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What stands out: HUONG NGUYEN, DO filed 343 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 across SUGAR LAND, Texas. Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records, with no proprietary rating applied.
HUONG NGUYEN, DO practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
HUONG NGUYEN, DO at a glance
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician share within Texas
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Texas
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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- Specialty volume Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician US NPIs
Specialty board-certified rate — Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
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HUONG NGUYEN, DO is a Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician provider practicing in SUGAR LAND, Texas, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: DO. NPI: 1407433956. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.
HUONG NGUYEN, DO appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician provider holding DO credentials at 16655 SOUTHWEST FWY, SUGAR LAND, TX, 77479, with a listed phone of (346) 901-2247. NPI 1407433956 was issued on 03/29/2021. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what NGUYEN most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 343 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 79 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $29K in drug spend, split 11% brand-name and 89% generic by claim count. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 784 enrolled providers across 51 states and an average of 2,070 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1407433956 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | DO |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 03/29/2021 |
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How we sourced this profile
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where HUONG NGUYEN, DO bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context — Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to HUONG NGUYEN, DO. To verify HUONG NGUYEN, DO's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
11% brand-name claims vs 89% generic, on 343 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 574
- Total Day Supply
- 15,920
- Brand vs Generic
- 11% brand / 89% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $23K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $6K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 23
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.42
- Gender Split
- 53% female / 47% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Diclofenac Sodium | 16 |
| Omeprazole | 16 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 14 |
| Lisinopril | 14 |
| Metformin Hcl | 14 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 14 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 11 |
| Sertraline Hcl | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Overview
How HUONG NGUYEN, DO fits within the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
HUONG NGUYEN, DO's 343 claims are below the specialty average of 2,070.
Nearby Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as NGUYEN.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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