Vinh Lu Nguyen, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Houston, TX
Vinh Lu Nguyen, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1871756940, issued on Jul 8, 2008. Check the license (Texas S1877, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vinh Lu Nguyen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License numbers
- S1877 TX
PA02205 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6918 Wilcrest Dr Ste B, Houston, TX 77072
- Phone
- (713) 637-9575
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 842156598 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vinh Lu Nguyen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S1877Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024
102 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ipratropium Bromide24 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate15 claims
- Levetiracetam12 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 claims
- Gemfibrozil11 claims
- Omeprazole11 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: $10.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Cranial Technologies, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Vinh Lu Nguyen among 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas
Vinh Lu Nguyen, MD is one of 5,641 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Texas. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,038 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,038 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Vinh Lu Nguyen, MD's NPI number?
Vinh Lu Nguyen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871756940, issued on Jul 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vinh Lu Nguyen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6918 Wilcrest Dr Ste B, Houston, TX, 77072. Phone: (713) 637-9575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vinh Lu Nguyen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S1877, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vinh Lu Nguyen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vinh Lu Nguyen, MD had 102 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.