Richard The Nguyen, DO
Surgery Physician · Los Gatos, CA
Richard The Nguyen, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Los Gatos, California, and NPI 1023185030, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (California 20A10031, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard The Nguyen
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 20A10031 CA
DO1813 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15965 Los Gatos Blvd Ste 201, Los Gatos, CA 95032
- Phone
- (408) 358-1855
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2025
- Fax
- (408) 356-4183
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071121000596); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 15965 Los Gatos Blvd Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Avery Joseph, DOSurgery Physician1891351565
- Marc Zare, MDSurgery Physician1639286214
Verify Richard The Nguyen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A10031Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen14 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $42,171.66
58 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Bass Medical GroupLos Gatos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Richard The Nguyen, DO's NPI number?
Richard The Nguyen, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023185030, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard The Nguyen, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15965 Los Gatos Blvd Ste 201, Los Gatos, CA, 95032. Phone: (408) 358-1855. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard The Nguyen, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A10031, 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 Richard The Nguyen, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard The Nguyen, DO had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.