Ben Nguyen, MD
NPI 1053817551ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Huntington Beach, CA
Family Medicine (MD) with Memorialcare Medical Foundation, practicing in Huntington Beach, California. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $705,247 for 5,316 claims, against $21,245 paid for services in 2024. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated reported $15.64 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1053817551 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 14, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | A173451 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 133 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 356 across 31 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $21,245 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 5,316 · 14,007 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 552 |
| Total drug cost | $705,247 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Memorialcare Medical FoundationLong Beach, CA · 566 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$15.64 · 1 payment from 1 company
- 2024$99.99 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $15.64 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$15.64 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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