Le Kim Nguyen, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA
Le Kim Nguyen, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1164663142, issued on Mar 20, 2009. Check the license (Louisiana MD.204134, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Le Kim Nguyen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD.204134 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3700 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115
- Phone
- (504) 412-1366
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1978191 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120607000028); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Le Kim Nguyen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.204134Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,087 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium366 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate341 claims
- Losartan Potassium280 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium242 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide157 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium140 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: $341.85
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Ochsner Clinic LLCNew Orleans, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Le Kim Nguyen among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Le Kim Nguyen, M.D. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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 53% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 56% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
392 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 392 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Le Kim Nguyen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Le Kim Nguyen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164663142, issued on Mar 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Le Kim Nguyen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3700 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA, 70115. Phone: (504) 412-1366. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Le Kim Nguyen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.204134, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Le Kim Nguyen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Le Kim Nguyen, M.D. had 5,087 Medicare Part D claims for 370 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.