NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Margaret Nguyen

Optometrist · Downey, CA

Margaret Nguyen is an optometrist with a practice address in Downey, California, and NPI 1831547009, issued on May 29, 2016. Check the license (California 15428, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831547009
Name
Margaret Nguyen
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
15428 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9001 Apollo Way, Downey, CA 90242
Phone
(562) 803-0135
Enumerated
May 29, 2016
Record last updated
Mar 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(562) 803-0384
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $163.53

3 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.

  1. Margaret Nguyen$163.53
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

Margaret Nguyen among 8,308 optometrist records in California

Margaret Nguyen is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in California

There are 8,308 optometrist records in California.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jillyn Amoroso, ODDowney, CA 902421174053011
  2. Samantha Carrillo, ODDowney, CA 902421194661942
  3. Toseef Khan, O.D.Downey, CA 902421982848289
  4. Cindy Lee, O.D.Downey, CA 902421417000795
  5. Emily Ahn, O.D.Downey, CA 902411508170390
  6. Mabel Cheung, O.D.Downey, CA 902411912308487
  7. Michael Cohen, O.D.Downey, CA 902411487866414
  8. Laura DaoDowney, CA 902411467981928

Common questions

What is Margaret Nguyen's NPI number?

Margaret Nguyen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831547009, issued on May 29, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Margaret Nguyen located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9001 Apollo Way, Downey, CA, 90242. Phone: (562) 803-0135. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Margaret Nguyen's license?

NPPES lists California license number 15428, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.