Kathy Vu, O.D.
Optometrist · Glendale, AZ
Kathy Vu, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Glendale, Arizona, and NPI 1073778601, issued on Jul 23, 2008. Check the license (Arizona 1631, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathy Vu
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1631 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11851 N 51St Ave, Glendale, AZ 85304
- Phone
- (623) 414-6476
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141106000687); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kathy Vu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 1631Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 76% of 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: $351.64
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Kathy Vu among 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona
Kathy Vu, O.D. is one of 1,336 optometrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2008, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 49% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2010 among the 746 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 62% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
109 optometrist records list a practice address in Glendale
They are 109 of the 5,447 NPPES records with a practice address in Glendale, and 1,336 optometrist records in Arizona.
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- Alexander Bockhorst, ODGlendale, AZ 853051467186064
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- Michael Flores, ODGlendale, AZ 853051770449860
Common questions
What is Kathy Vu, O.D.'s NPI number?
Kathy Vu, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073778601, issued on Jul 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathy Vu, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11851 N 51St Ave, Glendale, AZ, 85304. Phone: (623) 414-6476. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathy Vu, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 1631, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kathy Vu, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathy Vu, O.D. had 17 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.