In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD performed more laser iridectomy, and laser iridotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Westminster, CA during 2012 were eye procedures, laser treatment, excision and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	24
capsulotomy	76
doctor visit	1474
excision	117
eye procedures	683
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	24
laser treatment	193

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Westminster, CA during 2013 were eye procedures, laser treatment, injections and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	26
capsulotomy	71
doctor visit	1684
excision	83
eye procedures	793
injections	95
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	26
laser treatment	154

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	399

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	696
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	343
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	84
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	49
Dementia	15
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Westminster, CA during 2014 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	84
doctor visit	1446
excision	68
eye procedures	936
injections	76
laser treatment	152

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	671
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	92
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	47
Dementia	14
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Westminster, CA during 2015 were eye procedures, laser treatment, injections and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	59
doctor visit	1182
excision	65
eye procedures	844
injections	89
laser treatment	124

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	682

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	1154
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	592
From 75 to 84	396
85 and over	172
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	48
Dementia	13
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Westminster, CA during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	58
doctor visit	1144
excision	47
eye procedures	847
injections	140
laser treatment	105

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	512
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	70
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	50
Dementia	14
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Westminster, CA during 2017 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	74
doctor visit	1832
excision	58
eye procedures	1339
injections	211
laser treatment	132

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	685
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	105
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	47
Dementia	15
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Westminster, CA during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	48
doctor visit	1689
excision	45
eye procedures	1252
injections	201
laser treatment	93

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	289
Female	399

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	670
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	100
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	47
Dementia	16
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Westminster, CA during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	38
doctor visit	1809
excision	58
eye procedures	1317
injections	204
laser treatment	96

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	640
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	90
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	49
Dementia	18
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Westminster, CA during 2020 were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	46
doctor visit	3650
excision	36
eye procedures	1381
injections	107
laser treatment	82

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	529
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	69
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	50
Dementia	18
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Westminster, CA during 2021 were eye procedures, laser treatment, injections and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	60
doctor visit	644
excision	77
eye procedures	2300
injections	112
laser treatment	137

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	350

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	605
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	70
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	49
Dementia	18
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Westminster, CA during 2022 were eye procedures, laser treatment, injections and capsulotomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	63
doctor visit	622
excision	62
eye procedures	2280
injections	118
laser treatment	125
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	381

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	628
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	331
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	83
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	52
Dementia	14
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Westminster, CA were eye procedures, injections, laser treatment and excision.

ablation	25
capsulotomy	61
doctor visit	1561
excision	65
eye procedures	1270
injections	135
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	25
laser treatment	126
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD.

**Gender**
Female	362
Male	276

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	617
Non-Hispanic White	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	2

**Age**
85 and over	85
75 to 84	216
Less than 65	23
65 to 74	314

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	19
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	14
Cancer	4

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.17 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael Thien Vu, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Westminster, CA.

3.17

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$1,194 IOL $653	Pazeo $205	Simbrinza $154	CataractEquipment $96	Ilevro $58	Other $27
Shire North American Group Inc	$707 XIIDRA $682	$25
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$676 STELLARIS $413	TRULIGN TORIC $125	CRYSTALENS $111	VICTUS $28
Allergan Inc.	$360 ALPHAGAN P $125	LINZESS $67	LUMIGAN $41	BYSTOLIC $38	RESTASIS $37	Other $52
Alcon Vision LLC	$324 ReSTOR $210	AcrySof IQ PanOptix $43	PANOPTIX $30	$40
Other	$1,539 Bromsite $253	OCT TRITON $125	Otezla $124	MOUNJARO $120	Optics $100	Other $816

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,107
Travel and Lodging	$437
Education	$255

Biography

Dr. Michael Vu is an ophthalmology (eye disease) specialist in Westminster, CA. He has a 3.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Before performing his residency at Duke University Medical Center, Dr. Vu attended Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Vu (or staff) speaks the following foreign languages: Spanish, Vietnamese, and French. Dr. Vu is professionally affiliated with Greater Newport Physicians.