Thuc Ba Tu, MD
Nephrology Physician · Long Beach, CA
Thuc Ba Tu, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1699979229, issued on Jun 14, 2007. Check the license (California A84863, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thuc Ba Tu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A84863 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2785 Pacific Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806
- Phone
- (562) 424-4447
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080131000706); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 1,468 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2785 Pacific Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thuc Ba Tu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A84863Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
12,889 Medicare Part D claims for 440 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium420 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate380 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate371 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium341 claims
- Farxiga269 claims
- Gabapentin259 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: $1,005.44
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.
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
- Family Choice Aco IncWestminster, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thuc Ba Tu among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Thuc Ba Tu, 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 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Long Beach → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chonlada Chivangkul, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061184063570
- Alan Erlbaum, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061255337028
- John Hsieh, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061659376606
- Essam Maasarani, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061366448136
- Arvind Mehta, MDLong Beach, CA 908061518985613
- Alice Park, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061649336298
- Sapna Patel, MDLong Beach, CA 908061710140561
- Nourma Sajid, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061952808925
Common questions
What is Thuc Ba Tu, MD's NPI number?
Thuc Ba Tu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699979229, issued on Jun 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thuc Ba Tu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2785 Pacific Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90806. Phone: (562) 424-4447. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thuc Ba Tu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A84863, 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 Thuc Ba Tu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thuc Ba Tu, MD had 12,889 Medicare Part D claims for 440 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.