Thao Buu
Optometrist · Milpitas, CA
Thao Buu is an optometrist with a practice address in Milpitas, California, and NPI 1083793590, issued on Nov 3, 2006. Check the license (California 10481T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thao Buu
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 10481T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 61 Serra Way Ste 128, Milpitas, CA 95035
- Phone
- (408) 262-8998
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041214000400); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 61 Serra Way Ste 128
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thao Buu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 10481TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Clara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thao Buu among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Thao Buu is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 optometrist records list a practice address in Milpitas
They are 44 of the 878 NPPES records with a practice address in Milpitas, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Burns, O.D.Milpitas, CA 950351215096540
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- Sophie Dao, O.D.Milpitas, CA 950351104896513
- Susan Gordon, O.D.Milpitas, CA 950351891767604
- Christopher Kavanagh, O.D.Milpitas, CA 950351932179959
- Emil Louie, O.D.Milpitas, CA 950351972667962
- Quoc Ngo, O.D.Milpitas, CA 950351073538492
Common questions
What is Thao Buu's NPI number?
Thao Buu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083793590, issued on Nov 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thao Buu located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 61 Serra Way Ste 128, Milpitas, CA, 95035. Phone: (408) 262-8998. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thao Buu's license?
NPPES lists California license number 10481T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.