Thieu Vinh Nguyen, M.D.
Specialist · Houston, TX
Thieu Vinh Nguyen, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1609967165, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (Texas J2236, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thieu Vinh Nguyen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- J2236 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7500 Beechnut St Ste 291, Houston, TX 77074
- Phone
- (713) 272-9022
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 272-8707
- Medicaid IDs
- 1499295-01 TX
030337202 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100827000085); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thieu Vinh Nguyen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license J2236Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
4,491 Medicare Part D claims for 1,140 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Betamethasone Diprop Augmented1,063 claims
- Desonide707 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate343 claims
- Ranolazine Er305 claims
- Eliquis195 claims
- Xarelto182 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 47 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $817.37
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Thieu Vinh Nguyen among 1,716 specialist records in Texas
Thieu Vinh Nguyen, M.D. is one of 1,716 specialist records with a practice address in Texas. 31% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 1989 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Texas
There are 1,716 specialist records in Texas.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Alan Baum, M.D.Houston, TX 770741013967587
- Ajay Bindal, MDHouston, TX 770741023001468
- Fernando BuesoHouston, TX 770741437108966
- Sonali Hanson, M.D.Houston, TX 770741518932755
- Stanley Jones, M.D.Houston, TX 770741437144516
Common questions
What is Thieu Vinh Nguyen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thieu Vinh Nguyen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609967165, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thieu Vinh Nguyen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7500 Beechnut St Ste 291, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 272-9022. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thieu Vinh Nguyen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J2236, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thieu Vinh Nguyen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thieu Vinh Nguyen, M.D. had 4,491 Medicare Part D claims for 1,140 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thieu Vinh Nguyen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 47 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.