NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James C. Vu, DO

Internal Medicine Physician · Long Beach, CA

James C. Vu, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1558948505, issued on Mar 25, 2021. Check the license (California 20A22937, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1558948505
Name
James C. Vu
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
20A22937 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813
Phone
(562) 491-9140
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2021
Record last updated
Nov 4, 2024
Fax
(562) 491-9146
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250106003319); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1050 Linden Ave

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

  1. Elijah AbdelmeseehHospitalist Physician1346827631
  2. Kasra Afzali, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154070811
  3. Thulfiqar Aljashamy, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538746573
  4. Christopher Allahverdian, MDInternal Medicine Physician1992382949
  5. Alexis Amonic, MDInternal Medicine Physician1427686476
  6. Sten Andersen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104575844

Verify James C. Vu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

96 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Vu96
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium11 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 2 group practices

  1. Galen Inpatient Physicians PCSan Luis Obispo, CA
  2. Socal HospitalistsLong Beach, CA

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

James C. Vu among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

James C. Vu, DO is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2021, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 11,065 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 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

221 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Long Beach

They are 221 of the 13,650 NPPES records with a practice address in Long Beach, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Katya Corado, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131013109461
  2. Jasminka CrileyLong Beach, CA 908131174535017
  3. Peter Ferrera, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131366481384
  4. Brian Hugh, D.O.Long Beach, CA 908131811013857
  5. John Kassabian, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131932207768
  6. Tom Ky, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131558397869
  7. Thomas McCloy, MDLong Beach, CA 908131568476513
  8. Minh Nguyen, MDLong Beach, CA 908131922160613

Common questions

What is James C. Vu, DO's NPI number?

James C. Vu, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558948505, issued on Mar 25, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James C. Vu, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90813. Phone: (562) 491-9140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James C. Vu, DO's license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A22937, 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 James C. Vu, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James C. Vu, DO had 96 Medicare Part D claims for 23 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.