Katherine Vuong, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Katherine Vuong, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1720348816, issued on May 22, 2012. Check the license (California A138827, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Vuong
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A138827 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5055 California Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93309
- Phone
- (661) 635-3411
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (661) 869-6979
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160203000532); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Vuong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A138827Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
439 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide25 claims
- Pradaxa23 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil20 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate20 claims
- Prednisone18 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Vuong among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Katherine Vuong, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 51% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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- Sukhpreet Sidhu, MDBakersfield, CA 933091629220181
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- Prashant Desai, MDBakersfield, CA 933081487151668
Common questions
What is Katherine Vuong, M.D.'s NPI number?
Katherine Vuong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720348816, issued on May 22, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Vuong, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5055 California Ave, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (661) 635-3411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Vuong, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A138827, 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 Katherine Vuong, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Vuong, M.D. had 439 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.