Vu K. Nguyen, O.D.
Optometrist · Pasadena, TX
Vu K. Nguyen, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Pasadena, Texas, and NPI 1457354706, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (Texas 5744TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vu K. Nguyen
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5744TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5018 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena, TX 77505
- Phone
- (281) 991-3937
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- Fax
- (281) 991-6836
- Medicaid IDs
- 153673201 TX
153673202 TX - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vu K. Nguyen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 5744TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
38 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost20 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: $932.93
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Vu K. Nguyen among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Vu K. Nguyen, O.D. is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 optometrist records list a practice address in Pasadena
They are 29 of the 1,245 NPPES records with a practice address in Pasadena, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
All 5,006 in Texas → Every provider in Pasadena → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tammi Allsep, O.D.Pasadena, TX 775051518005297
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- Cecilia Cook, O.D.Pasadena, TX 775051689746463
- Betty Cuchilla-Hanna, O.D.Pasadena, TX 775051801079504
- Stephen Hakimi, ODPasadena, TX 775051285686485
- Brittney Jimenez, ODPasadena, TX 775051194309872
- Michelle Levin, ODPasadena, TX 775051184626541
- Derek Ng, ODPasadena, TX 775051245072776
Common questions
What is Vu K. Nguyen, O.D.'s NPI number?
Vu K. Nguyen, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457354706, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vu K. Nguyen, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5018 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena, TX, 77505. Phone: (281) 991-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vu K. Nguyen, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 5744TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Vu K. Nguyen, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vu K. Nguyen, O.D. had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.