Dr. Ken Duong Nguyen, MD

Dr. Nguyen practices at Coast Surgery Center of South Bay in Torrance, California.

Dr. Nguyen's NPI, 1205193828, was assigned on April 20, 2012. Dr. Nguyen graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Nguyen's California license number on file is A127222.

Dr. Nguyen's primary practice is Coast Surgery Center of South Bay, at 3445 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 110, Torrance, CA 90505. The practice phone is (310) 325-8054. Dr. Nguyen also practices at Coast Surgery Center, 3444 Kearny Villa Rd, San Diego, CA 92123.

Dr. Nguyen's primary practice is Coast Surgery Center of South Bay in Torrance, California. Dr. Nguyen is also affiliated with USC Arcadia Hospital. The medical group on file is Unio Specialty Care, Urology, Encinitas (formerly Genesis Healthcare Partners). Dmand AI also links Dr. Nguyen to 1 more group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nguyen practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Nguyen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Nguyen is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Nguyen's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Arizona and Texas.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gallbladder or bile duct inflammation, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic indigestion, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy and fatty liver among the conditions Dr. Nguyen treats.

CMS data shows 951 Medicare services from Dr. Nguyen across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 431 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $101,425 for them.

CMS counts 431 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nguyen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 222 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 76% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.53, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nguyen's median patient age at 62, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nguyen wrote 1,909 Medicare Part D claims for 542 patients. 65% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,687 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $905,150 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,619 claims across 32 drugs.

Dr. Nguyen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Nguyen as offering telehealth. CMS counts 151 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Nguyen, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Nguyen in 2014. Dr. Nguyen's most frequent co-author is Gobind Nath Sharma, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 954 general payments to Dr. Nguyen from 39 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $122,761.

Dr. Nguyen graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Nguyen is a member of ACG, AGA and ASGE.

Dr. Nguyen is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.