Leonard Vu, PHARM.D.
Pharmacist · Santa Cruz, CA
Leonard Vu, PHARM.D. is a pharmacist with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1194147496, issued on Jan 7, 2014. Check the license (California 70359, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leonard Vu
- Credential
- PHARM.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 70359 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2203 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Phone
- (831) 420-0785
- Enumerated
- Jan 7, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leonard Vu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 70359Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
66 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Abrysvo26 claims
- Shingrix23 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.
Leonard Vu among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Leonard Vu, PHARM.D. is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 35% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
54 pharmacist records list a practice address in Santa Cruz
They are 54 of the 5,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Cruz, and 32,533 pharmacist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Leonard Vu, PHARM.D.'s NPI number?
Leonard Vu, PHARM.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194147496, issued on Jan 7, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leonard Vu, PHARM.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2203 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (831) 420-0785. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leonard Vu, PHARM.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 70359, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Leonard Vu, PHARM.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leonard Vu, PHARM.D. had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.