Linh Ngoc Vu, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Spanaway, WA
Linh Ngoc Vu, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Spanaway, Washington, and NPI 1417976440, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00037704, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linh Ngoc Vu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD00037704 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 144 169TH St S, Spanaway, WA 98387
- Phone
- (253) 536-2824
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (253) 536-3070
- Medicaid ID
- 8250888 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201228001765); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 144 169TH St S
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Verify Linh Ngoc Vu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00037704Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,260 Medicare Part D claims for 1,165 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 209 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium544 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate304 claims
- Losartan Potassium291 claims
- Lisinopril280 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium160 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide151 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncStockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Linh Ngoc Vu among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Linh Ngoc Vu, MD is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Spanaway
They are 5 of the 363 NPPES records with a practice address in Spanaway, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Linh Ngoc Vu, MD's NPI number?
Linh Ngoc Vu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417976440, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linh Ngoc Vu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 144 169TH St S, Spanaway, WA, 98387. Phone: (253) 536-2824. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linh Ngoc Vu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00037704, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Linh Ngoc Vu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linh Ngoc Vu, MD had 6,260 Medicare Part D claims for 1,165 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.