Sam Van Truong, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Lake Forest, CA
Sam Van Truong, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Lake Forest, California, and NPI 1841516689, issued on Apr 19, 2010. Check the license (California A113368, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sam Van Truong
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A113368 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23832 Rockfield Blvd Ste 220, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- Phone
- (949) 770-8115
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2010
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121106000596); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sam Van Truong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A113368Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,510 Medicare Part D claims for 555 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluorouracil169 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate159 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide100 claims
- Hydrocortisone87 claims
- Betamethasone Diprop Augmented85 claims
- Ketoconazole85 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: $17.68
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupGarden Grove, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sam Van Truong among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Sam Van Truong, M.D. is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
All 2,083 in California → Every provider in Lake Forest → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ira Bell, M.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301336114545
- Karen Benik, M.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301447226386
- Azin Meshkinpour, M.D., M.P.H.Lake Forest, CA 926301205802089
- Kim Tang, M.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301790746147
- Maryam Moinfar, MDDana Point, CA 926291376515403
- Daniel Dwyer, M.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926271992889232
- Rita Nijjar, PA-CCosta Mesa, CA 926271245306935
- Margaret Shannon, M.D.Costa Mesa, CA 926271265449441
Common questions
What is Sam Van Truong, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sam Van Truong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841516689, issued on Apr 19, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sam Van Truong, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23832 Rockfield Blvd Ste 220, Lake Forest, CA, 92630. Phone: (949) 770-8115. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sam Van Truong, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A113368, 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 Sam Van Truong, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sam Van Truong, M.D. had 1,510 Medicare Part D claims for 555 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.