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Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD

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(8 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine

1595 SOQUEL DRIVE SUITE 230
SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065

(831) 226-3225

Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD is a pulmonologist in SANTA CRUZ, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz and Dignity Health Medical Group - Dominican DHMN - Santa Cruz DHMF - California.

Office Locations

1595 SOQUEL DRIVE SUITE 230
SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in SANTA CRUZ, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	69
inpatient care	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in SANTA CRUZ, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	28
inpatient care	28

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	31
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	15
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	47
Dementia	36
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in SANTA CRUZ, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	123
hospital care	211
inpatient care	211

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	28
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in SANTA CRUZ, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
bronchoscopy	13
catheterization	19
doctor visit	372
hospital care	380
inpatient care	380
pleural drainage	13
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	0
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	54
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in SANTA CRUZ, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	21
catheterization	15
doctor visit	441
hospital care	387
inpatient care	387
pleural drainage	14
pulmonary testing	28
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	0
Hispanic	73
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	52
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	35
Dementia	17
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in SANTA CRUZ, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	19
doctor visit	266
hospital care	280
inpatient care	280
open surgery	13
pulmonary testing	54
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13
thoracostomy	13
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	78
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	43
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	35
Dementia	21
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in SANTA CRUZ, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	276
hospital care	219
inpatient care	219
pulmonary testing	35
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	0
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	34
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in SANTA CRUZ, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	24
catheterization	16
doctor visit	201
hospital care	213
inpatient care	213

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	34
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD treated as a pulmonologist in SANTA CRUZ, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

aspiration	13
bronchoscopy	18
catheterization	16
doctor visit	279
hospital care	223
inpatient care	223
open surgery	13
pleural drainage	13
pulmonary testing	39
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13
thoracostomy	13
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	192
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	44
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	82
85 and over	32
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	105

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD graduated from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. He is certified by the Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine) Internal Medicine Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease) and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine

Board Certification: Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine) Internal Medicine Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz

Dignity Health Medical Group - Dominican DHMN - Santa Cruz DHMF - California

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: TRICARE, Cigna, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Anthem, First Health, United Healthcare, TriWest, Kaiser Permanente and HealthSmart.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

TRICARE

Cigna

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Anthem

First Health

United Healthcare

TriWest

Kaiser Permanente

HealthSmart

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 8 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in SANTA CRUZ, CA.

4.7

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Tuong Nguyen Vu, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.	$1,077 Spin $1,077
Olympus Corporation of the Americas	$590 Olympus Respiratory Accessories $590
CSL Behring	$307 Zemaira $307
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$223 OFEV $202	$20
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$109 FASENRA $109
Other	$161 ANORO ELLIPTA $47	ANORO $20	$94

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,373
Food and Beverage	$787
Education	$307

Biography

Dr. Tuong Vu sees patients in Santa Cruz, CA. His medical specialties are adult critical care and adult pulmonology. On average, patients gave Dr. Vu a rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5). He is in-network for several insurance carriers, including MultiPlan, Anthem, and Blue California. He is a graduate of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine. He is affiliated with Dignity Health Medical Foundation. Dr. Vu's practice in SANTA CRUZ, CA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.