Minhthu Nguyen, O.D
Optometrist · Carthage, MS
Minhthu Nguyen, O.D is an optometrist with a practice address in Carthage, Mississippi, and NPI 1639528912, issued on Jun 8, 2016. Check the license (Mississippi 967, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Minhthu Nguyen
- Credential
- O.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 967 MS
S-D54 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Highway 16 E, Carthage, MS 39051
- Phone
- (601) 267-9351
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 412 in Mississippi → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 201 Highway 16 E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kaitlin Medlin, ODOptometrist1548145121
- Emily Patterson, ODOptometrist1801522495
Verify Minhthu Nguyen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 967Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $219.09
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Minhthu Nguyen among 412 optometrist records in Mississippi
Minhthu Nguyen, O.D is one of 412 optometrist records with a practice address in Mississippi. 84% 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 75% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 75% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Carthage
They are 5 of the 86 NPPES records with a practice address in Carthage, and 412 optometrist records in Mississippi.
All 412 in Mississippi → Every provider in Carthage → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Philip Marler, ODCarthage, MS 390511831181437
- Kaitlin Medlin, ODCarthage, MS 390511548145121
- Emily Patterson, ODCarthage, MS 390511801522495
- Neil Simmons, O.D.Carthage, MS 390511104937556
- James Bearden, O.D.Canton, MS 390461831405448
- Andrea BellCanton, MS 390461932937497
- Emma Byers, ODClinton, MS 390561326877846
- William Craig, O.D.Canton, MS 390461659322980
Common questions
What is Minhthu Nguyen, O.D's NPI number?
Minhthu Nguyen, O.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639528912, issued on Jun 8, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Minhthu Nguyen, O.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Highway 16 E, Carthage, MS, 39051. Phone: (601) 267-9351. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Minhthu Nguyen, O.D's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 967, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Minhthu Nguyen, O.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Minhthu Nguyen, O.D had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.