NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Minh Chau Nguyen, M.D.

Rheumatology Physician · Panorama City, CA

Minh Chau Nguyen, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Panorama City, California, and NPI 1770613614, issued on Mar 7, 2007. Check the license (California A71463, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770613614
Name
Minh Chau Nguyen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
A71463 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA 91402
Phone
(818) 375-2000
Enumerated
Mar 7, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040324001877); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 13652 Cantara St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rebecca Aaronson, MDPediatrics Physician1487746814
  2. Jason Abber, MDUrology Physician1356366926
  3. Joseph Abouzeid, MDNeuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician1518034495
  4. Kenneth Ackerman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1568521185
  5. Taha Ahmad, MDOccupational Medicine Physician1629126669
  6. Tarek Ahmed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1184783706

Verify Minh Chau Nguyen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

2,110 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims. 60 claims were for opioids.

  1. Minh Chau Nguyen2,110
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone464 claims
  2. Methotrexate361 claims
  3. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate230 claims
  4. Rasuvo150 claims
  5. Amjevita(Cf) Autoinjector95 claims
  6. Leflunomide88 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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupPanorama City, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Minh Chau Nguyen among 926 rheumatology physician records in California

Minh Chau Nguyen, M.D. is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in California

There are 926 rheumatology physician records in California.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bruce Tang, MDPanorama City, CA 914021598813388
  2. Joshua Levy, M.D.Sherman Oaks, CA 914031821191750
  3. Raz Khavari, MDVan Nuys, CA 914051912020785
  4. Charles Weidmann, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051851372288
  5. Hamayon Babary, M.D.Santa Clarita, CA 913871356684385
  6. Lisa ZhuEncino, CA 914361235524596
  7. Byung Ban, D.O.Woodland Hills, CA 913671437512134
  8. David Hurwitz, MDWoodland Hills, CA 913671073661872

Common questions

What is Minh Chau Nguyen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Minh Chau Nguyen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770613614, issued on Mar 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Minh Chau Nguyen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA, 91402. Phone: (818) 375-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Minh Chau Nguyen, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A71463, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Minh Chau Nguyen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Minh Chau Nguyen, M.D. had 2,110 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.