Thuy Vu Strong, O.D.
Optometrist · Columbia, MD
Thuy Vu Strong, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Columbia, Maryland, and NPI 1871634972, issued on Feb 9, 2007. Check the license (Maryland TA1961, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thuy Vu Strong
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- TA1961 MD
TA-1961 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5550 Sterrett PL Ste 312, Columbia, MD 21044
- Phone
- (410) 715-2212
- Enumerated
- Feb 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (410) 715-2214
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090311000139); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5550 Sterrett PL Ste 312
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anshu Sinha, MDOphthalmology Physician1649287764
Verify Thuy Vu Strong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license TA1961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 82% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cequa12 claims
- Miebo12 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: $1,047.76
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- First Sight Vision Care LLCFulton, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thuy Vu Strong among 924 optometrist records in Maryland
Thuy Vu Strong, O.D. is one of 924 optometrist records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% 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 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 517 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 63% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Maryland
There are 924 optometrist records in Maryland.
All 924 in Maryland → Every provider in Columbia → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mylinh Delgado, O.D.Columbia, MD 210441245319086
- Nelson Delgado, O.D.Columbia, MD 210441770601106
- Jack Farris, O.D.Fort Meade, MD 210441407837776
- Melissa Gidlund, O.D.Columbia, MD 210441821167867
- Jeffrey Goldstein, O.D.Columbia, MD 210441821113382
- Carl Kukielka, O.D.Columbia, MD 210441235251513
- Samantha Le, O.D.Columbia, MD 210441548338577
- Lariesa Miller-Schwab, ODColumbia, MD 210441790346104
Common questions
What is Thuy Vu Strong, O.D.'s NPI number?
Thuy Vu Strong, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871634972, issued on Feb 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thuy Vu Strong, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5550 Sterrett PL Ste 312, Columbia, MD, 21044. Phone: (410) 715-2212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thuy Vu Strong, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number TA1961, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thuy Vu Strong, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thuy Vu Strong, O.D. had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.