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Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD
NPI1548201122PAC ID2668501784
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,774
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 615
- Part D claims, 2024
- 5,529
- Publications
- 4
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868
- Practice phone
- Call (714) 456-7890
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Michael Thien Vu is an ophthalmologist in Orange, California
Dr. Vu practices at UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California, part of UC Irvine.
Dr. Vu's NPI, 1548201122, was assigned on June 8, 2006. Dr. Vu graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Vu holds California license G60092.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1548201122NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2668501784
- NPI enumeration date
- June 8, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (714) 456-7890
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 68
- Medical school graduation
- 1984
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael Thien Vu practices at UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California
Dr. Vu's primary practice is UCI Health - Orange, at 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868 in Orange County. The practice phone is (714) 456-7890.
- UCI Health - Orange101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868 · Orange CountyPhone(714) 456-7890
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael Thien Vu is affiliated with 1 site of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Vu's primary practice is UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California, part of UC Irvine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vu to 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Thien Vu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vu practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UCI Health - Orange | Available with a free account |
| +2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael Thien Vu is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California
Ophthalmology is Dr. Vu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Vu is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Vu's licenses on file in 2 states: California and North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimary
- North Carolina license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, glaucoma, glaucoma surgery and inflammation of iris among the conditions Dr. Vu treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Vu
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2,621ophthalmologists in California32ophthalmologists in Orange17ophthalmologists at UCI Health - Orange
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael Thien Vu billed Medicare for 2,774 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,774 Medicare services from Dr. Vu across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 615 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $226,113 for them.
Medicare services, 20242,774
Medicare patients615
Paid by Medicare$226,113
Procedure codes13
Dr. Vu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,3142024: 1,58521%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,1102024: 1,0188%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2202024: 16027%
- Imaging
- 2023: 182024: 1139%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 992024: 0100%
Where Dr. Vu's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,73399%
- In a facility411%
Dr. Vu compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Vu
- California median
- Medicare services
- 2,774vs 1,0792.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 615vs 42146% above
- Part D claims
- 5,444vs 6188.8 times
Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Vu'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. Michael Thien Vu treated 615 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 615 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 309 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 96% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Vu's median patient age at 66, with 57% women.
Medicare patients, 2024615
Average age75
Average risk score1.27
Also on Medicaid96%
Dr. Vu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Vu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women37060%
- Men24540%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Vu's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes52%
- Arthritis49%
- Chronic kidney disease35%
- Osteoporosis28%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Alzheimer's and dementia17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Vu's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael Thien Vu wrote 5,529 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Vu wrote 5,529 Medicare Part D claims for 964 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,444 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $329,954 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,943 claims across 25 drugs.
Part D claims, 20245,529
Drugs named by CMS23
Total drug cost$329,954
Part D patients964
Dr. Vu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic4,154 claims75%
- Brand-name1,375 claims25%
Dr. Vu'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Vu's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics0%23 of 5,529 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4,9432024: 5,44410%
Drugs named by CMS: 23 in 2024, 25 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. Michael Thien Vu ranks in the 80th percentile for cataract surgery in Medicare
Dr. Vu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 157 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Vu, more than 80% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Vu ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 80th percentile157 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Michael Thien Vu has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Vu, published from 2007 to 2011. The most frequent topics are Amino Acid Sequence, Leucine-tRNA Ligase and Molecular Sequence Data.
Papers4
Years published2007 to 2011
Dr. Vu's papers by year, 2007 to 2011
Topics Dr. Vu writes about most
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Leucine-tRNA Ligase
- Molecular Sequence Data
Recent publications by Dr. Vu
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Escherichia coliLeucine-tRNA LigasePoint Mutation
AcylationAmino AcidsAmino Acid Sequence
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Michael Thien Vu received $3,939 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 80 general payments to Dr. Vu from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $946.
General payments to Dr. Vu by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Vu by kind, 2016 to 2025
$3.9Kin total
- Food and beverage$3,57691%
- Travel and lodging$2657%
- Education$972%
Companies that paid Dr. Vu 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. Michael Thien Vu has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Vu.
Awards and honors for Dr. Vu
- Undated
- AAO Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Michael Thien Vu graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine
Dr. Vu graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Vu is a member of AAO.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Michael Thien Vu accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Vu is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Molina
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Vu accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- Medicare10
- HMO8
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Michael Thien Vu'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)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) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| 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. Michael Thien Vu's NPI number?
Dr. Michael Thien Vu's NPI number is 1548201122. It was assigned on June 8, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Thien Vu?
Dr. Michael Thien Vu is an ophthalmologist in Orange, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Michael Thien Vu practice?
Dr. Vu practices at 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868. Dr. Vu's primary practice is UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California, part of UC Irvine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vu to 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Michael Thien Vu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Vu is (714) 456-7890.
What is Dr. Michael Thien Vu's medical license number?
Dr. Vu holds California license G60092, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Michael Thien Vu been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Vu in California (1987 to 2027) and North Carolina (1985 to 1989).
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Thien Vu affiliated with?
Dr. Vu practices at UCI Health - Orange in Orange, California.
Does Dr. Michael Thien Vu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Vu billed Medicare for 2,774 services in 2024, and Dr. Vu accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Thien Vu see?
CMS counts 615 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vu in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. Michael Thien Vu board certified?
Yes. Dr. Vu is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
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What services does Dr. Michael Thien Vu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Vu's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and eye exam or test (92083).
Where did Dr. Michael Thien Vu go to medical school?
Dr. Vu graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1984.
What drugs does Dr. Michael Thien Vu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Vu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Dorzolamide HCl.
Has Dr. Michael Thien Vu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,939 in general payments to Dr. Vu from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Michael Thien Vu been practicing?
Dr. Vu graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.
Does Dr. Michael Thien Vu do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Vu, published from 2007 to 2011.
What insurance does Dr. Michael Thien Vu accept?
Dr. Vu is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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