Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1598721235, issued on Apr 21, 2006. Check the license (California A90763, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tuong Nguyen Vu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- A90763 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 230, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
- Phone
- (831) 226-3225
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2023
- Fax
- (831) 423-7579
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170707003011); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 230
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cindy Dillard, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1083085039
- Michael Ellison, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1861465932
- Paul Godin, MDSpecialist1972506632
- Laura Likar, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1649205733
- Andrea Ling, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1699099192
- James Louisell, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1669735916
Verify Tuong Nguyen Vu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A90763Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
850 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta125 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa107 claims
- Prednisone75 claims
- Breo Ellipta60 claims
- Azithromycin49 claims
- Montelukast Sodium43 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $13.21
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Olympus America Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationSanta Cruz, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD's NPI number?
Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598721235, issued on Apr 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1595 Soquel Dr Ste 230, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065. Phone: (831) 226-3225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A90763, 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 Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD had 850 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.