NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Vinh Nguyen, O.D.

Optometrist · Billings, MT

James Vinh Nguyen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1043058944, issued on Jul 16, 2024. Check the license (Montana OPT-OPT-LIC-5274, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; 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
1043058944
Name
James Vinh Nguyen
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
OPT-OPT-LIC-5274 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Brookshire Blvd Ste 2, Billings, MT 59102
Phone
(406) 656-8886
Enumerated
Jul 16, 2024
Record last updated
Jul 16, 2024
Fax
(406) 655-9691
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240730004063); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2024
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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Also registered at 100 Brookshire Blvd Ste 2

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. David Bauer, O.D.Optometrist1407807068
  2. Jessica Ferris, ODOptometrist1073058731

Verify James Vinh Nguyen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Nguyen14
  2. Specialty average277

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: $121.33

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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. James Nguyen$121.33
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Bauer And Clausen, PCBillings, MT

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

James Vinh Nguyen among 245 optometrist records in Montana

James Vinh Nguyen, O.D. is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in Montana. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 2008 among the 160 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 152W00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

44 optometrist records list a practice address in Billings

They are 44 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Bauer, O.D.Billings, MT 591021407807068
  2. Kevin Biegel, O.D.Billings, MT 591021427108836
  3. Robyn Clausen, ODBillings, MT 591021427046713
  4. Robert Currence, O.D.Billings, MT 591021275516742
  5. Tom Felstet, ODBillings, MT 591021992727903
  6. Robert Gaskill, O.D.Billings, MT 591021366468068
  7. Amanda Haber, O.D.Billings, MT 591021750349049
  8. Robert Kautz, O.D.Billings, MT 591021568432334

Common questions

What is James Vinh Nguyen, O.D.'s NPI number?

James Vinh Nguyen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043058944, issued on Jul 16, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Vinh Nguyen, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Brookshire Blvd Ste 2, Billings, MT, 59102. Phone: (406) 656-8886. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Vinh Nguyen, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Montana license number OPT-OPT-LIC-5274, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Vinh Nguyen, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Vinh Nguyen, O.D. had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.