NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thanh Minh Nguyen, MD

Nephrology Physician · Garden Grove, CA

Thanh Minh Nguyen, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Garden Grove, California, and NPI 1508885625, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (California G56554, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508885625
Name
Thanh Minh Nguyen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
G56554 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8919 Westminster Ave, Garden Grove, CA 92844
Phone
(714) 893-5511
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 3, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(714) 893-5514
Medicaid ID
00G565540 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111026000646); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1984
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024

7,078 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.

  1. Thanh Nguyen7,078
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Jardiance468 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate422 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium308 claims
  4. Olmesartan Medoxomil306 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl262 claims
  6. Pioglitazone Hcl240 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: $3,533.97

47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thanh Nguyen$3,533.97
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

Thanh Minh Nguyen among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California

Thanh Minh Nguyen, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 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 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in California

There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steve Bui, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431154390425
  2. An Dang, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928431952302564
  3. Hong Kim, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928431396727764
  4. Ramani Nathan, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431487623724
  5. Russell Ness, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431770552978
  6. Samir Patel, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431427519552
  7. Mital Patel, MDGarden Grove, CA 928431609223361
  8. Sridhar Reddy, M.D.Garden Grove, CA 928431780835447

Common questions

What is Thanh Minh Nguyen, MD's NPI number?

Thanh Minh Nguyen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508885625, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thanh Minh Nguyen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8919 Westminster Ave, Garden Grove, CA, 92844. Phone: (714) 893-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thanh Minh Nguyen, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G56554, 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 Thanh Minh Nguyen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thanh Minh Nguyen, MD had 7,078 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.