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Nguyen Ky, DPM

Podiatry · San Jose

NPI 1740392208

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Plans that list them
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8 carriers
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32 plans · 8 carriers

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32 of 32 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health Advantage PPO (PPO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health the ONE (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP)Anthem Blue CrossListedOct 3, 2026
Anthem Medicare Advantage (HMO-POS)Anthem Blue CrossListedOct 3, 2026
Anthem Prime (HMO-POS)Anthem Blue Cross Partnership PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Astiva Health C-SNP WOW - NorCal (HMO C-SNP)Astiva HealthListedSep 27, 2026
Astiva Health Premier Plan - NorCal (HMO)Astiva HealthListedSep 27, 2026
Astiva Health Savings Plan - NorCal (HMO)Astiva HealthListedSep 27, 2026
Blue Shield Inspire (HMO)Blue Shield of CaliforniaListedAug 26, 2026
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
Imperial Courage Plan (HMO)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 1, 2026
Imperial Dynamic Plan (HMO)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 1, 2026
Imperial Senior Value (HMO C-SNP)Imperial Health Plan of California, Inc.ListedSep 1, 2026
SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Classic (HMO)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN MyChoice (HMO)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026

Original Medicare doctor bills

$10,420

Medicare paid this office $10,420 for 55 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
New patient visit (30+ min)19$1,755$92
Short return visit (20+ min)17$1,567$68
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails12$1,169$30

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Removal of nail tissue66More than 67% of doctors who do this
Removal or shaving of skin growth29More than 74% of doctors who do this

Who their Medicare patients are

55 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Women 53% · Also on Medicaid 71% · Health risk score 1.31. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical podiatry clinician is at 1.55.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 62% · Chronic kidney disease 24% · Coronary heart disease 20%.

The office billed $26,785, Medicare allowed $14,820 and paid $10,420; for 176 services of 16 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
202455176771.31$26,785$10,420
202386275771.67$42,860$17,422
2022211567691.40$75,755$30,863
20212541,230681.64$114,445$49,736
20202531,657681.76$135,770$61,796
20193041,680701.59$158,360$66,316
20182821,271711.63$129,775$59,037
20173461,678691.63$159,815$67,009
20163391,799691.48$151,170$65,965
2015268465661.44$57,410$19,281
20145314,669691.32$818,612$297,408
20135484,727691.55$836,130$303,096

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: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
New patient visit (30+ min)39$3,958$101
Short return visit (20+ min)26$3,181$78
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth12$1,954$72
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails16$1,617$30

2022: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
New patient visit (30+ min)68$6,870$101
Short return visit (20+ min)48$6,302$85
Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number100$5,795$23
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth12$2,279$69
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails16$1,407$33

2021: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number131$12,376$23
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails115$9,395$32
New patient visit (30+ min)51$5,290$104
Short return visit (20+ min)44$4,923$82
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails36$4,165$44
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth22$4,009$65
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths23$3,509$72
Short return visit11$784$56
Trimming of fingernails or toenails17$548$13

2020: 9 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails133$17,571$31
Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number126$12,419$23
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails43$7,032$42
New patient visit (30+ min)57$5,434$95
Short return visit (20+ min)41$4,153$68
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth22$3,392$54
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths16$2,755$59
Trimming of fingernails or toenails18$1,122$12
Short return visit13$919$40

2019: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails132$14,552$29
Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number120$9,736$21
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails54$8,348$40
New patient visit (30+ min)82$6,835$83
Short return visit (20+ min)52$4,874$62
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths30$4,723$56
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth29$4,512$49
Injection into tendon or ligament14$1,071$47
Short return visit19$967$40
Trimming of fingernails or toenails16$860$11

2018: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails113$9,964$31
New patient visit (30+ min)85$7,888$93
Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number96$6,248$22
Short return visit (20+ min)68$6,030$65
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails45$5,888$41
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths33$5,772$55
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth36$4,291$48
Short return visit27$1,687$41
Injection into tendon or ligament12$649$43
Trimming of fingernails or toenails14$573$13

2017: 10 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails119$11,654$27
New patient visit (30+ min)104$8,831$85
Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number108$8,066$20
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails57$7,058$35
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths38$5,631$49
Short return visit (20+ min)67$5,334$59
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth40$3,673$42
Short return visit54$2,099$33
Injection into tendon or ligament13$725$40
Trimming of fingernails or toenails17$679$9

2016: 11 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails132$14,330$27
Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number121$9,838$20
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails53$6,871$38
New patient visit (30+ min)73$6,009$82
Short return visit (20+ min)62$4,813$64
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths30$3,735$49
Short return visit68$3,279$37
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth41$2,996$39
Trimming of fingernails or toenails24$1,280$11
New patient visit (15+ min)20$1,151$58
Injection into tendon or ligament13$754$47

2015: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Short return visit64$3,020$38
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails75$2,914$36
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails76$2,816$28
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths19$1,624$52
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth25$1,393$41
New patient visit (15+ min)20$1,301$65
Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes39$578$14

2014: 12 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes129$140,618$105
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails193$64,039$42
Short return visit (20+ min)204$20,329$56
Short return visit169$11,697$36
New patient visit (30+ min)155$10,863$70
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths57$9,520$51
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails110$8,992$27
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth58$8,275$43
Simple or single drainage of skin abscess16$2,218$111
Injection into tendon or ligament26$1,464$43
Simple separation of fingernail or toenail from nail bed, first nail15$1,391$93
Residence visit for new patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 60 minutes11$1,086$99

2013: 15 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes114$127,504$102
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails195$60,738$41
Short return visit (20+ min)215$20,979$56
Short return visit175$12,354$37
New patient visit (30+ min)151$12,326$82
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth62$10,065$45
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails110$8,873$27
Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths52$8,176$50
Simple or single drainage of skin abscess30$4,117$111
Injection into tendon or ligament36$2,250$41
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes15$2,113$111
Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less14$1,981$54
Short return visit (20+ min)14$1,946$43
Simple separation of fingernail or toenail from nail bed, first nail12$1,235$82
Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails15$542$21

Medicaid work

$37,389 in 2024

Medicaid paid $37,389 for 217 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 35 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive128$35,666
New patient visit (30+ min)89$1,723
Medicaid work by year
2024217235$37,389
2023636632$80,751
2022799658$51,607
20211,140666$52,973
20201,243661$12,301
20191,207463$91,399
20181,027274$110,108
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive297$79,218
New patient visit (30+ min)241$1,512
Short return visit (20+ min)21$22
Most recent systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD)33$0
Most recent systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM)12$0
Most recent diastolic blood pressure less than 80 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM)32$0

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive193$50,322
New patient visit (30+ min)264$1,250
Debridement of nail(s) by any method(s); 1 to 595$36
Most recent systolic blood pressure less than 130 mm Hg (DM) (HTN, CKD, CAD)27$0
Most recent diastolic blood pressure less than 80 mm Hg (HTN, CKD, CAD) (DM)30$0
Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number190$0

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive214$52,333
New patient visit (30+ min)162$529
Short return visit (20+ min)57$112
TRIMMING NONDYSTROPHIC NAILS ANY NUMBER16$0
Debridement of nail(s) by any method(s); 1 to 5347$0
Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number344$0

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive56$10,946
Short return visit (20+ min)347$1,355
TRIMMING NONDYSTROPHIC NAILS ANY NUMBER85$0
Debridement of nail(s) by any method(s); 1 to 5337$0
Debridement of nail(s) by any method(s); 6 or more86$0
Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number332$0

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive618$89,899
Short return visit (20+ min)565$1,500
Debridement of nail(s) by any method(s); 1 to 512$0
Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number12$0

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive760$110,081
Short return visit (20+ min)267$27

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$2,029

Pharmacies billed $2,029 in 2024.

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

55 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $2,029 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
Pregabalin12$232$19

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20245526None0%$2,029
20239835NoneNone$26,528
20229341NoneNone$2,254
202110342None0%$2,275
20201144812% (14)None$1,264
20191357319% (25)None$5,898
20181587717% (26)13%$5,058
20172189117% (37)16%$47,221
20161707511% (19)18%$13,831
20151858712% (23)17%$7,676
201421811111% (23)23%$8,074
201331013312% (36)25%$94,120

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Clotrimazole15$606$40
Pentoxifylline22$360$16
Ciclopirox12$305$25
Gabapentin14$69$5

2022: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Pregabalin19$862$45
Clotrimazole14$445$32

2021: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Pregabalin21$991$47
Clotrimazole23$580$25
Gabapentin13$45$3

2020: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Clotrimazole22$341$15
Pentoxifylline16$146$9
Naproxen13$31$2

2019: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Clotrimazole30$306$10
Pentoxifylline17$127$7
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11$98$9
Gabapentin15$81$5
Tramadol11$42$4

2018: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Clotrimazole38$753$20
Pentoxifylline18$135$7
Gabapentin24$103$4
Tramadol12$42$4

2017: 7 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Doxepin14$28,486$2,035
Lyrica13$4,572$352
Clotrimazole20$436$22
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen26$432$17
Pentoxifylline27$246$9
Gabapentin28$126$5
Naproxen21$88$4

2016: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Lyrica15$3,517$234
Clotrimazole36$1,243$35
Voltaren11$544$49
Gabapentin31$169$5
Naproxen17$65$4

2015: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Voltaren21$990$47
Clotrimazole44$877$20
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13$361$28
Gabapentin33$230$7

2014: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Voltaren31$1,341$43
Clotrimazole42$559$13
Gabapentin37$315$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16$166$10
Naproxen15$69$5

2013: 6 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Letairis12$82,041$6,837
Voltaren41$2,041$50
Clotrimazole53$989$19
Gabapentin42$458$11
Cephalexin14$150$11
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23$139$6

Money from drug and device companies

$578 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202567None$578
202444None$471
202329None$233
2022413None$1,957
202134None$213
202022None$130
201939None$1,652

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
DePuy Synthes SalesDynacord$148
1 payment
  • Meals for Dynacord · 2025-01-07 · $148
Smith+NephewGrafix$148
1 payment
  • Meals for Grafix · 2025-05-14 · $148
OrganogenesisPuraply Wound Matrix$121
1 payment
  • Meals for Puraply Wound Matrix · 2025-12-03 · $121
Paragon 28Trauma$103
2 payments
  • Meals for Ankle Fracture · 2025-11-14 · $29
  • Meals for Trauma · 2025-11-14 · $73
MedtronicVenaseal$31
1 payment
  • Meals for Venaseal · 2025-08-01 · $31
AmgenKrystexxa$27
1 payment
  • Meals for Krystexxa · 2025-03-27 · $27
See all 7 published payments
Every published payment
OrganogenesisMeals · 2025-12-03Puraply Wound Matrix$121
Paragon 28Meals · 2025-11-14Ankle Fracture$29
Paragon 28Meals · 2025-11-14Trauma$73
MedtronicMeals · 2025-08-01Venaseal$31
Smith+NephewMeals · 2025-05-14Grafix$148
AmgenMeals · 2025-03-27Krystexxa$27
DePuy Synthes SalesMeals · 2025-01-07Dynacord$148
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

2024: $471

Payments by company in 2024
ExactechVantage$213
1 payment
  • Meals for Vantage · 2024-06-06 · $213
Treace Medical ConceptsLapiplasty System$190
1 payment
  • Meals for Lapiplasty System · 2024-09-11 · $190
Orthofix MedicalPhysio-Stim$54
1 payment
  • Meals for Physio-Stim · 2024-04-26 · $54
DjoDr Comfort$14
1 payment
  • Meals for Dr Comfort · 2024-04-16 · $14

2023: $233

Payments by company in 2023
Paratek PharmaceuticalsNuzyra$215
8 payments
  • Meals for Nuzyra · 2023-10-03 · $11
  • Meals for Nuzyra · 2023-10-03 · $3
  • Meals for Nuzyra · 2023-08-18 · $24
  • Meals for Nuzyra · 2023-08-14 · $7
  • Meals for Nuzyra · 2023-06-02 · $22
  • Meals for Nuzyra · 2023-06-01 · $9
  • Meals for Nuzyra · 2023-05-26 · $16
  • Meals for Nuzyra · 2023-01-10 · $123
Smith+NephewGrafix$18
1 payment
  • Meals for Grafix · 2023-05-25 · $18

2022: $1,957

Payments by company in 2022
Musculoskeletal Transplant FoundationNone$1,738
8 payments
  • Travel · 2022-12-14 · $186
  • Travel · 2022-11-09 · $979
  • Meals · 2022-09-14 · $58
  • Meals · 2022-06-01 · $144
  • Meals · 2022-06-01 · $112
  • Meals · 2022-04-01 · $155
  • Meals · 2022-02-23 · $29
  • Meals · 2022-01-19 · $74
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPEnhertu$149
2 payments
  • Meals for Enhertu · 2022-12-07 · $24
  • Meals for Enhertu · 2022-06-16 · $125
Gilead SciencesNone$46
2 payments
  • Meals · 2022-07-21 · $23
  • Meals · 2022-06-16 · $24
Paratek PharmaceuticalsNuzyra$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Nuzyra · 2022-08-25 · $23

2021: $213

Payments by company in 2021
Paratek PharmaceuticalsNuzyra$125
1 payment
  • Meals for Nuzyra · 2021-09-21 · $125
Smith+NephewMba$62
2 payments
  • Meals for Mba · 2021-08-19 · $14
  • Meals for Mba · 2021-08-13 · $48
Globus MedicalAnkle Fracture System$25
1 payment
  • Meals for Ankle Fracture System · 2021-08-24 · $25

2020: $130

Payments by company in 2020
Zimmer Biomet HoldingsStratum Foot Plating System$107
1 payment
  • Meals for Stratum Foot Plating System · 2020-02-11 · $107
Smith+NephewSantyl$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Santyl · 2020-09-03 · $23

2019: $1,652

Payments by company in 2019
StrykerVariax$1,604
7 payments
  • Travel for Variax · 2019-08-01 · $676
  • Travel for Variax · 2019-08-01 · $26
  • Meals for Anchorage · 2019-07-24 · $84
  • Meals for Anchorage · 2019-07-20 · $145
  • Meals for Accolade · 2019-07-19 · $102
  • Travel for Anchorage · 2019-06-06 · $454
  • Meals for Asnis · 2019-04-29 · $118
Evolution SurgicalNone$25
1 payment
  • Meals · 2019-10-21 · $25
ArthrosurfaceHemicap Mtp Resurfacing$23
1 payment
  • Meals for Hemicap Mtp Resurfacing · 2019-12-20 · $23

Professional record

NPI
1740392208
Licence
CA E4689
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
Yes
Medicaid ID
CA 000E46890
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 213ES0103X (213ES0103X); Federal specialty code 213EP1101X (213EP1101X)
Mailing address
660 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA, 95112
NPI first listed
2006-08-31
NPI last updated
2017-08-26

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