Paul Van Nguyen, OD
Optometrist · Fayetteville, AR
Paul Van Nguyen, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and NPI 1962998773, issued on Jul 4, 2018. Check the license (Arkansas 2780, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Van Nguyen
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2780 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3318 N Northhills Blvd, Fayetteville, AR 72703
- Phone
- (479) 521-2555
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 4, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180829001491); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3318 N Northhills Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Paul Van Nguyen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 2780Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
235 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost71 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth28 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate22 claims
- Cyclosporine15 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate12 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $196.65
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mcdonald Eye Services P.A.Rogers, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Van Nguyen among 531 optometrist records in Arkansas
Paul Van Nguyen, OD is one of 531 optometrist records with a practice address in Arkansas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 382 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 65% 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 Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
52 optometrist records list a practice address in Fayetteville
They are 52 of the 3,890 NPPES records with a practice address in Fayetteville, and 531 optometrist records in Arkansas.
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- Terri Miller, O.D.Fayetteville, AR 727031104849769
- Tamara Morris, O.D.Fayetteville, AR 727031376594556
Common questions
What is Paul Van Nguyen, OD's NPI number?
Paul Van Nguyen, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962998773, issued on Jul 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Van Nguyen, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3318 N Northhills Blvd, Fayetteville, AR, 72703. Phone: (479) 521-2555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Van Nguyen, OD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 2780, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul Van Nguyen, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Van Nguyen, OD had 235 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Van Nguyen, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.