Kari Vu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Fountain Valley, CA
Kari Vu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1881045441, issued on Jun 24, 2016. Check the license (California A165273, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kari Vu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A165273 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17100 Euclid St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- Phone
- (760) 835-4140
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2026
- Fax
- (662) 214-6202
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200728001616); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kari Vu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A165273Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
509 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone35 claims
- Furosemide31 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate24 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
- Eliquis23 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium22 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $148.64
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Kari Vu among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Kari Vu, MD 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 2016, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
83 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fountain Valley
They are 83 of the 2,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Fountain Valley, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Kari Vu, MD's NPI number?
Kari Vu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881045441, issued on Jun 24, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kari Vu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17100 Euclid St, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (760) 835-4140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kari Vu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A165273, 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 Kari Vu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kari Vu, MD had 509 Medicare Part D claims for 186 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.