NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steve Thuan Vu, M.D

Plastic Surgery Physician · Huntington Beach, CA

Steve Thuan Vu, M.D is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Huntington Beach, California, and NPI 1225081953, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (California A64785, 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
1225081953
Name
Steve Thuan Vu
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
A64785 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17742 Beach Blvd, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Phone
(714) 848-1133
Enumerated
May 17, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 21, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 848-4114
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060823000650); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1991
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 17742 Beach Blvd

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

  1. Bassil Aish, MDFamily Medicine Physician1124015888
  2. Arnold Brender, MDGeneral Practice Physician1396732053
  3. Mary Cote, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1114985892
  4. Johanna Dubyak, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1154334001
  5. Timothy Gibson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1760464242
  6. Lee Kim, PHARMACISTPharmacist1609902238

Verify Steve Thuan Vu 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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11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

83 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.

  1. Steve Vu83
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 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: $291.87

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Steve Vu$291.87
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Steve Thuan Vu among 894 plastic surgery physician records in California

Steve Thuan Vu, M.D is one of 894 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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 208200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 894 plastic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Margarita Bernett, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926471245553882
  2. Jed Horowitz, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926471053494807
  3. Victoria Tran, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926471265518146
  4. Luu Doan, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481083749261
  5. Luan Nguyen, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481518031939
  6. Thuan Nguyen, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926461629032735
  7. Mariaelena Gavilanes, PA-CLaguna Beach, CA 926511407506942
  8. Carlos Hermosillo, M.D.Laguna Beach, CA 926511447554928

Common questions

What is Steve Thuan Vu, M.D's NPI number?

Steve Thuan Vu, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225081953, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steve Thuan Vu, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17742 Beach Blvd, Huntington Beach, CA, 92647. Phone: (714) 848-1133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steve Thuan Vu, M.D's license?

NPPES lists California license number A64785, 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 Steve Thuan Vu, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steve Thuan Vu, M.D had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.