NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kim-Tan Nguyen, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Garden Grove, CA

Kim-Tan Nguyen, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Garden Grove, California, and NPI 1174752836, issued on Jul 2, 2009. Check the license (California A120361, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174752836
Name
Kim-Tan Nguyen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A120361 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12601 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92843
Phone
(714) 741-2724
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2009
Record last updated
Sep 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121220000242); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2009
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 12601 Garden Grove Blvd

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

  1. Senior AdjainoPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1720784390
  2. Tommy Cao, PHARM.DPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1386472330
  3. Hillary ChangEmergency Registered Nurse1699552661
  4. Antony Chen, DOAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1235327701
  5. William Galdamez, PAMedical Physician Assistant1295047413
  6. Gihan George, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1710055850

Verify Kim-Tan Nguyen 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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11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

250 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kim-Tan Nguyen250
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin35 claims
  2. Ibuprofen28 claims
  3. Cefdinir23 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
  5. Meclizine Hcl13 claims
  6. Ondansetron Odt13 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%97.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $146.19

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kim-Tan Nguyen$146.19
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cep America - CaliforniaFountain Valley, CA

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

Kim-Tan Nguyen among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Kim-Tan Nguyen, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 54% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Don HaGarden Grove, CA 928431386339232
  2. Alec Huynh, M.DGarden Grove, CA 928431477577575
  3. Dan Nadler, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928431053424044
  4. Brian Rhee, M.DGarden Grove, CA 928431346290772
  5. Carl Stilson, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928431831204262
  6. Barbara Victor, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928431730132986
  7. Vincent Tang, M.DGarden Grove, CA 928441578542957
  8. Aaron Cho, D.O.Garden Grove, CA 928411164841482

Common questions

What is Kim-Tan Nguyen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kim-Tan Nguyen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174752836, issued on Jul 2, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kim-Tan Nguyen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12601 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, CA, 92843. Phone: (714) 741-2724. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kim-Tan Nguyen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A120361, 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 Kim-Tan Nguyen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kim-Tan Nguyen, M.D. had 250 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kim-Tan Nguyen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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