NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kahoua Caroline Lochungvu, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Minneapolis, MN

Kahoua Caroline Lochungvu, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1609288828, issued on May 22, 2014. Check the license (Minnesota 63811, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; 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
1609288828
Name
Kahoua Caroline Lochungvu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
63811 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4730 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone
(952) 967-7676
Enumerated
May 22, 2014
Record last updated
Oct 5, 2022
Fax
(612) 341-1432
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181115001431); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2014
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 4730 Chicago Ave

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

  1. Caroline Abenakyo, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1164932570
  2. S Sofia Ali, MDFamily Medicine Physician1851335194
  3. Linda Amaikwu Rushing, NPNurse Practitioner1376514737
  4. Melody Angell, ANPNurse Practitioner1861466245
  5. Bethel Averbeck, MDInternal Medicine Physician1013987882
  6. Timothy Balder, MDFamily Medicine Physician1104801638

Verify Kahoua Caroline Lochungvu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pediatrics physician in 2024

1,067 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kahoua Lochungvu1,067
  2. Specialty average375

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium82 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
  3. Gabapentin37 claims
  4. Lisinopril34 claims
  5. Xarelto30 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl25 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

  1. Group Health Plan IncWoodbury, MN

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

Kahoua Caroline Lochungvu among 1,288 pediatrics physician records in Minnesota

Kahoua Caroline Lochungvu, MD is one of 1,288 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 20% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 20% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2011 among the 204 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

268 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Minneapolis

They are 268 of the 22,918 NPPES records with a practice address in Minneapolis, and 1,288 pediatrics physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karen Elhai, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071124104294
  2. Jesse Hennum, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071720132319
  3. Charlotte Hobbs, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071134219637
  4. Maureen Jaqua, DOMinneapolis, MN 554071255658001
  5. Matthew Jones, D.O.Minneapolis, MN 554071093907909
  6. James McCabe, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554071538395660
  7. Peter Melchert, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071699735837
  8. James Nordin, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071336117407

Common questions

What is Kahoua Caroline Lochungvu, MD's NPI number?

Kahoua Caroline Lochungvu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609288828, issued on May 22, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kahoua Caroline Lochungvu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4730 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55407. Phone: (952) 967-7676. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kahoua Caroline Lochungvu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 63811, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kahoua Caroline Lochungvu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kahoua Caroline Lochungvu, MD had 1,067 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.