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Helena Huyen P. Nguyen, OD

Optometry · Santa Clara

NPI 1265581623

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5 plans · 1 carrier

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Central Health Classic Care Plan III (HMO)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Dual Access Plan (HMO D-SNP)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Embrace Care Plan (HMO C-SNP)Central Health Medicare PlanListed, may be out of dateSep 15, 2025
Central Health Embrace Choice Plan (HMO C-SNP)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026
Central Health Valor Care Plan (HMO)Central Health Medicare PlanListedAug 15, 2026

Original Medicare doctor bills

$4,284

Medicare paid this office $4,284 for 22 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Established patient complete exam of visual system19$1,452$76
Exam of visual field with intermediate testing18$743$39
Photography of the retina20$717$33
Photography of content of eyes19$398$21

Who their Medicare patients are

22 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 78 · Under 65 0% · Health risk score 1.10. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical optometry clinician is at 0.97.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75%.

The office billed $11,990, Medicare allowed $6,484 and paid $4,284; for 96 services of 10 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20242296781.10$11,990$4,284
202333157781.08$19,753$7,107
202236190791.02$23,706$8,229
202146209750.87$25,843$10,384
202031156740.93$19,514$6,583
201979371740.99$46,201$16,293
201890437741.04$54,483$18,869
2017100438721.10$54,774$18,814
201684396730.93$49,360$19,473
201589443720.97$55,103$21,769
2014104530740.97$65,742$28,920
2013100571730.98$71,554$30,283

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Established patient complete exam of visual system31$2,623$82
Exam of visual field with intermediate testing29$1,329$42
Short return visit (20+ min)12$1,217$72
Photography of the retina29$1,025$30
Photography of content of eyes30$618$20

2022: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Established patient complete exam of visual system33$2,598$79
Exam of visual field with intermediate testing34$1,846$41
Short return visit (20+ min)18$1,398$67
Photography of the retina34$1,092$29
Photography of content of eyes33$691$20
Imaging of retina12$381$32

2021: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Established patient complete exam of visual system34$2,824$78
Exam of visual field with intermediate testing40$1,879$43
Short return visit (20+ min)16$1,516$80
Photography of the retina34$1,307$35
Exam of visual field with extended testing12$759$58
Imaging of retina19$753$34
Photography of content of eyes21$435$21

2020: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Established patient complete exam of visual system24$1,795$75
Exam of visual field with intermediate testing27$1,356$40
Photography of the retina28$1,106$38
Short return visit (20+ min)15$953$50
Photography of content of eyes28$523$19
Imaging of retina12$369$28

2019: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Established patient complete exam of visual system63$4,503$71
Photography of the retina71$3,568$50
Exam of visual field with intermediate testing70$3,042$35
Short return visit (20+ min)30$2,189$56
Photography of content of eyes64$1,164$18
Imaging of retina18$630$31

2018: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Established patient complete exam of visual system65$4,623$71
Photography of the retina79$4,333$53
Exam of visual field with intermediate testing73$3,133$34
Short return visit (20+ min)38$2,961$54
Photography of content of eyes80$1,318$16
Imaging of retina27$843$30
New patient complete exam of visual system12$810$67

2017: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Photography of the retina83$4,791$58
Established patient complete exam of visual system67$4,309$64
Exam of visual field with intermediate testing65$2,762$35
Short return visit (20+ min)37$2,666$54
Photography of content of eyes86$1,350$15
Imaging of retina29$978$30
New patient complete exam of visual system14$948$68

2016: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Photography of the retina73$5,766$73
Established patient complete exam of visual system64$4,489$70
Short return visit (20+ min)38$2,959$55
Exam of visual field with intermediate testing55$2,592$38
Photography of content of eyes68$1,195$17
Exam of visual field with extended testing12$780$49
Imaging of retina18$724$36

2015: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Photography of the retina74$6,064$75
Established patient complete exam of visual system66$4,822$73
Short return visit (20+ min)41$3,702$55
Exam of visual field with intermediate testing62$2,833$36
Imaging of retina33$1,445$38
Photography of content of eyes68$1,233$17
New patient complete exam of visual system11$560$51

2014: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Photography of the retina84$6,845$77
Established patient complete exam of visual system67$5,768$84
Short return visit (20+ min)51$5,158$61
Exam of visual field with intermediate testing71$4,241$44
New patient complete exam of visual system24$1,947$81
Imaging of retina39$1,711$39
Photography of content of eyes84$1,467$17
Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness12$134$11

2013: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Photography of the retina91$7,114$69
Established patient complete exam of visual system74$5,991$79
Short return visit (20+ min)47$4,403$62
Exam of visual field with intermediate testing76$4,244$45
Exam of visual field with extended testing27$2,112$62
Imaging of retina35$1,722$39
Photography of content of eyes82$1,562$18
Return visit (30+ min)14$996$71
New patient complete exam of visual system14$880$63
Imaging of optic nerve11$476$40
Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness14$186$13

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$21,217

Pharmacies billed $21,217 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 26) in 2024. Too few prescriptions to compare fairly with other clinicians.

0 generic and 24 brand-name prescriptions · $21,217 in drug cost.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Cyclosporine18$8,335$463

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202426None0% (0)92%$21,217
202354200% (0)83%$45,710
202250160% (0)100%$71,098
202162210% (0)79%$78,257
2020112330% (0)72%$77,825
2019127440% (0)87%$112,591
2018170480% (0)77%$141,302
2017126460% (0)88%$94,395
2016145380% (0)92%$87,811
2015181480% (0)97%$89,350
2014200550% (0)100%$84,297
2013179450% (0)97%$64,882

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Restasis40$43,028$1,076

2022: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Restasis49$70,739$1,444

2021: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Restasis47$77,162$1,642

2020: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Restasis61$71,174$1,167
Olopatadine18$607$34

2019: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Restasis84$103,513$1,232
Pazeo14$2,803$200

2018: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Restasis92$108,810$1,183
Restasis Multidose20$27,643$1,382
Olopatadine33$3,569$108

2017: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Restasis87$85,687$985
Pataday13$2,524$194

2016: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Restasis107$81,443$761

2015: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Restasis125$78,601$629
Pataday40$7,489$187

2014: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Restasis134$74,262$554
Pataday43$6,046$141

2013: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Restasis134$59,626$445
Pataday21$2,671$127
Patanol16$2,463$154

Money from drug and device companies

$122 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202511None$122
202423None$146
202322None$160
202222None$162
202126None$208
202024None$153
201956None$366

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
Alcon VisionTryptyr$122
1 payment
  • Meals for Tryptyr · 2025-11-04 · $122
See the published payment
Every published payment
Alcon VisionMeals · 2025-11-04Tryptyr$122
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2024: $146

Payments by company in 2024
Biotissue HoldingsNone$117
2 payments
  • Meals · 2024-11-11 · $59
  • Meals · 2024-10-07 · $59
AbbvieLumigan$29
1 payment
  • Meals for Lumigan · 2024-05-15 · $29

2023: $160

Payments by company in 2023
Horizon Therapeutics plcTepezza$125
1 payment
  • Meals for Tepezza · 2023-07-27 · $125
Johnson & Johnson Vision CareAcuvue$35
1 payment
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2023-10-26 · $35

2022: $162

Payments by company in 2022
Johnson & Johnson Vision CareAcuvue$149
1 payment
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2022-11-17 · $149
Oyster Point PharmaTyrvaya$14
1 payment
  • Meals for Tyrvaya · 2022-09-15 · $14

2021: $208

Payments by company in 2021
Johnson & Johnson Vision CareAcuvue$172
4 payments
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2021-06-23 · $118
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2021-06-23 · $22
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2021-05-20 · $14
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2021-02-26 · $17
AllerganRestasis Multidose$36
2 payments
  • Meals for Restasis Multidose · 2021-06-03 · $14
  • Meals for Restasis Multidose · 2021-03-03 · $22

2020: $153

Payments by company in 2020
Johnson & Johnson Vision CareAcuvue$129
3 payments
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2020-10-29 · $12
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2020-08-27 · $16
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2020-02-16 · $101
Novartis PharmaceuticalsXiidra$24
1 payment
  • Meals for Xiidra · 2020-01-16 · $24

2019: $366

Payments by company in 2019
Johnson & Johnson Surgical VisionNone$133
1 payment
  • Meals · 2019-08-07 · $133
Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesCequa$102
1 payment
  • Meals for Cequa · 2019-11-25 · $102
Johnson & Johnson Vision CareAcuvue$90
2 payments
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2019-12-05 · $44
  • Meals for Acuvue · 2019-03-21 · $46
Shire North American GroupXiidra$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Xiidra · 2019-02-28 · $23
ABB Con-Cise Optical GroupContact Lens$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Contact Lens · 2019-09-04 · $19

Professional record

NPI
1265581623
Licence
CA 10036T
Trained
Southern California College of Optometry, 1992
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Medicaid ID
CA SD0100360
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 152W00000X (152W00000X)
Mailing address
3480 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA, 95051
NPI first listed
2007-01-08
NPI last updated
2013-06-25

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.