Kristy Y-Van Nguyen
Optometrist · Birmingham, AL
Kristy Y-Van Nguyen is an optometrist with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1023630720, issued on May 15, 2020. Check the license (Alabama T-245-TA-B75, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristy Y-Van Nguyen
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- T-245-TA-B75 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1716 University Blvd G080A, Birmingham, AL 35294
- Phone
- (205) 975-2020
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 934-6755
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211011000276); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Alabama Birmingham - School Of Optometry, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1716 University Blvd G080A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kristy Y-Van Nguyen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license T-245-TA-B75Check 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 optometrist in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 77% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Combigan13 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: $38.88
2 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Brown Eyed Girls PLLCOcean Springs, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristy Y-Van Nguyen among 874 optometrist records in Alabama
Kristy Y-Van Nguyen is one of 874 optometrist records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 561 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
168 optometrist records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 168 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 874 optometrist records in Alabama.
All 874 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jimmy Bartlett, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941164430203
- John Classe, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941538175492
- Katherine Clore, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941578572855
- Keshia Elder, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941649234295
- Joseph Fleming, ODBirmingham, AL 352941851308365
- Kristine Hopkins, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941104834241
- Robert Kleinstein, O.D.Birmingham, AL 352941073522256
- John Laurent, OD, PHDBirmingham, AL 352941114903945
Common questions
What is Kristy Y-Van Nguyen's NPI number?
Kristy Y-Van Nguyen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023630720, issued on May 15, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristy Y-Van Nguyen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1716 University Blvd G080A, Birmingham, AL, 35294. Phone: (205) 975-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristy Y-Van Nguyen's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number T-245-TA-B75, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristy Y-Van Nguyen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristy Y-Van Nguyen had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; 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.