Vincent Tien Nguyen, OD
Optometrist · Palo Alto
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 5
- 1 carrier
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location
Plans that list them
5 plans · 1 carrier
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Nguyen’s office at (650) 322-6656 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
| Central Health Classic Care Plan III (HMO) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Dual Access Plan (HMO D-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Embrace Care Plan (HMO C-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed, may be out of date | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Central Health Embrace Choice Plan (HMO C-SNP) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Central Health Valor Care Plan (HMO) | Central Health Medicare Plan | Listed | Aug 15, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence C35333 · Cancelled
Licence status: Cancelled · since 1973 · Duke University School of Medicine.
License has been voluntarily canceled, or the license has been expired for at least five years and has not been renewed. No practice is permitted.
Matched on the licence number without its letter prefix; check the name before relying on it.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Original Medicare doctor bills
$3,001
Medicare paid this office $3,001 for 27 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Established patient complete exam of visual system | 14 | $1,713 | $122 |
Who their Medicare patients are
27 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Women 52% · Health risk score 0.81. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical optometry clinician is at 0.97.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 70%.
The office billed $4,825, Medicare allowed $4,284 and paid $3,001; for 28 services of 6 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.
Money from drug and device companies
$240 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | None | $240 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | None | $155 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | None | $165 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care | None | $187 | 3 payments
|
| Alcon Vision | Precision 1 | $54 | 1 payment
|
See all 4 published payments
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care | Meals · 2025-10-29 | None | $47 |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care | Meals · 2025-10-15 | None | $105 |
| Alcon Vision | Meals · 2025-09-10 | Precision 1 | $54 |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care | Meals · 2025-01-14 | None | $34 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023)
2024: $155
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care | Acuvue | $155 | 2 payments
|
2023: $165
| CooperVision | Myday Contact Lens | $138 | 2 payments
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| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care | Acuvue | $27 | 2 payments
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1588389787
- Licence
- CA 35333California C35333: Cancelled
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 152W00000X (152W00000X)
- Mailing address
- 2242 Seacliff Dr, Milpitas, CA, 95035
- NPI first listed
- 2022-10-10
- NPI last updated
- 2022-10-10
- NPI record certified
- 2022-09-08
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.