Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,326
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 728
- Part D claims, 2024
- 5,378
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 86
- Practice address
- 8341 Westminster Blvd, Westminster, CA 92683
- Practice phone
- Call (714) 902-1499
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Westminster Tower Surgery Center LLC
Westminster, California
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Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen is an ophthalmologist in Westminster, California
Dr. Nguyen practices at Westminster Tower Surgery Center LLC in Westminster, California.
Dr. Nguyen's NPI, 1780017897, was assigned on August 12, 2013. Dr. Nguyen graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Nguyen holds California license A134102.
- NPI
- 1780017897NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0749597599
- NPI enumeration date
- August 12, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (714) 902-1499
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen practices at Westminster Tower Surgery Center LLC in Westminster, California
Dr. Nguyen's primary practice is Westminster Tower Surgery Center LLC, at 8341 Westminster Blvd, Westminster, CA 92683 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 902-1499.
- Westminster Tower Surgery Center LLC8341 Westminster Blvd, Westminster, CA 92683 · Orange CountyPhone(714) 902-1499
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Nguyen's primary practice is Westminster Tower Surgery Center LLC in Westminster, California. The medical group on file is City of Hope. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nguyen to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 physician office and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nguyen practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Westminster Tower Surgery Center LLC | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California
Ophthalmology is Dr. Nguyen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Nguyen is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Nguyen is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma and glaucoma surgery among the conditions Dr. Nguyen treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Nguyen
Counts of ophthalmologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen billed Medicare for 3,326 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,326 Medicare services from Dr. Nguyen across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 728 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $262,838 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Nguyen's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,4062024: 1,72323%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,1322024: 1,38622%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1022024: 12523%
- Surgery
- 2023: 742024: 9224%
Dr. Nguyen compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Nguyen
- California median
- Medicare services
- 3,326vs 1,0793.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 728vs 42173% above
- Part D claims
- 5,302vs 6188.6 times
Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Nguyen's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen treated 728 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 728 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nguyen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 331 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 68% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nguyen's median patient age at 71, with 55% women.
Dr. Nguyen's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Nguyen's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women39354%
- Men33546%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Nguyen's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes49%
- Arthritis47%
- Chronic kidney disease34%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Osteoporosis28%
- Mood disorders15%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Nguyen's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen wrote 5,378 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Nguyen wrote 5,378 Medicare Part D claims for 850 patients. 32% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,302 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,166,461 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,731 claims across 27 drugs.
Dr. Nguyen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,721 claims32%
- Brand-name3,657 claims68%
Dr. Nguyen's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3,7312024: 5,30242%
Drugs named by CMS: 30 in 2024, 27 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Nguyen for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Nguyen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 17 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Nguyen, more than 41% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Nguyen's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 86of 100Final score
- 79of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 72of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Nguyen ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 41st percentile17 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Nguyen in 2018. Dr. Nguyen's most frequent co-authors are Anand Bipin Bhatt, MD and Sameh Mosaed, MD.
Dr. Nguyen's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Nguyen
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen received $5,783 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 144 general payments to Dr. Nguyen from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 86% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $2,439.
General payments to Dr. Nguyen by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Nguyen by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$4,98486%
- Travel and lodging$78013%
- Gifts$190%
Companies that paid Dr. Nguyen the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine
Dr. Nguyen graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 2013.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Nguyen is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- Alliant Health Plans
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Nguyen accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare8
- HMO6
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen's NPI number?
Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen's NPI number is 1780017897. It was assigned on August 12, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen?
Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen is an ophthalmologist in Westminster, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen practice?
Dr. Nguyen practices at 8341 Westminster Blvd, Westminster, CA 92683. Dr. Nguyen's primary practice is Westminster Tower Surgery Center LLC in Westminster, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nguyen to 2 group practices and clinics, 1 physician office and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Nguyen is (714) 902-1499.
What is Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen's medical license number?
Dr. Nguyen holds California license A134102.
What medical group is Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen part of?
Dr. Nguyen is linked to City of Hope. Dmand AI links Dr. Nguyen to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nguyen billed Medicare for 3,326 services in 2024, and Dr. Nguyen accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen's MIPS score?
Dr. Nguyen's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen see?
CMS counts 728 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nguyen in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen board certified?
Yes. Dr. Nguyen is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
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What services does Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Nguyen's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), eye exam or test (92083) and eye exam or test (92250).
Where did Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen go to medical school?
Dr. Nguyen graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 2013.
What drugs does Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nguyen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Restasis, Cyclosporine and Lumigan.
Has Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,783 in general payments to Dr. Nguyen from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen been practicing?
Dr. Nguyen graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
Does Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Nguyen.
Who does Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen publish with?
Dr. Nguyen's most frequent co-authors are Anand Bipin Bhatt, MD (1 shared paper) and Sameh Mosaed, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Christine Vu Nguyen accept?
Dr. Nguyen is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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