Timothy Vu, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lake Forest, CA
Timothy Vu, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Forest, California, and NPI 1578068219, issued on Mar 26, 2018. Check the license (California A164762, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy Vu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A164762 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22621 Lake Forest Dr Ste D1, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- Phone
- (949) 242-6902
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210728000422); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 22621 Lake Forest Dr Ste D1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Madineth Muy, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1992807721
Verify Timothy Vu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A164762Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,930 Medicare Part D claims for 664 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium110 claims
- Losartan Potassium96 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate95 claims
- Meloxicam61 claims
- Metformin Hcl50 claims
- Lisinopril49 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupChino, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy Vu among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Timothy Vu, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lake Forest
They are 14 of the 1,008 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Forest, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Timothy Vu, MD's NPI number?
Timothy Vu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578068219, issued on Mar 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy Vu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22621 Lake Forest Dr Ste D1, Lake Forest, CA, 92630. Phone: (949) 242-6902. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy Vu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A164762, 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 Timothy Vu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy Vu, MD had 1,930 Medicare Part D claims for 664 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.