Tu Nguyen
Pharmacist · Columbia, SC
Tu Nguyen is a pharmacist with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1538611124, issued on Oct 29, 2016. Check the license (South Carolina 36900, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tu Nguyen
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 36900 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1941 Blossom St, Columbia, SC 29205
- Phone
- (803) 212-1015
- Enumerated
- Oct 29, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tu Nguyen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 36900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
47 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Arexvy23 claims
- Shingrix17 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.
Tu Nguyen among 5,196 pharmacist records in South Carolina
Tu Nguyen is one of 5,196 pharmacist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 33% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 62% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 33% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
586 pharmacist records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 586 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 5,196 pharmacist records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Tu Nguyen's NPI number?
Tu Nguyen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538611124, issued on Oct 29, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tu Nguyen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1941 Blossom St, Columbia, SC, 29205. Phone: (803) 212-1015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tu Nguyen's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 36900, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tu Nguyen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tu Nguyen had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.