NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tung Van Vu, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Mobile, AL

Tung Van Vu, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1174058671, issued on Apr 22, 2017. Check the license (Alabama MD.49563, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174058671
Name
Tung Van Vu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
MD.49563 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1855 Spring Hill Ave, Mobile, AL 36607
Phone
(251) 471-3544
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 30, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241022001267); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 75 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →

Also registered at 1855 Spring Hill Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kareem Bedeir, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1407116205
  2. Lana Burnett, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1730754441
  3. Martin Carter, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659723856
  4. Lauren Coaker, NPNurse Practitioner1881227148
  5. Mary Nell Cook, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1164280285
  6. Michael Do, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1023208899

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license MD.49563    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

87 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tung Vu87
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate19 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: $254.10

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tung Vu$254.10
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. Imc-Cardio-Thoracic And Vascular Surgical Associates LLCMobile, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Tung Van Vu among 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Alabama

Tung Van Vu, M.D. is one of 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 87% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 1996 among the 59 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Alabama

There are 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Alabama.

All 75 in Alabama → Every provider in Mobile → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kareem Bedeir, MDMobile, AL 366071407116205
  2. John Boyer, M.D.Mobile, AL 366071023016888
  3. Michael Damrich, M.D.Mobile, AL 366071063560563
  4. Larkin Daniels, M.D.Mobile, AL 366071669470423
  5. Mark Goncalves, M.D.Mobile, AL 366071114925054
  6. Osman Hashmi, M.D.Mobile, AL 366071871907212
  7. William Johnson, M.D.Mobile, AL 366071770581589
  8. Dimitris Kyriazis, M.D.Mobile, AL 366071073661500

Common questions

What is Tung Van Vu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Tung Van Vu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174058671, issued on Apr 22, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tung Van Vu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1855 Spring Hill Ave, Mobile, AL, 36607. Phone: (251) 471-3544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tung Van Vu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.49563, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tung Van Vu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tung Van Vu, M.D. had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.