Dr. Duc Q. Vu, M.D.
Nephrology (Kidney) (Nephrology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (1987)
- Years since graduation
- 39
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 199
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1987Medical school: University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio
- 2005Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Nephrology Physician primary
TN license 024026
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN
- Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN
- Indian PAth Community Hospital Kingsport, TN
- Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA
Medical groups
- Regional Kidney Care PC (8 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 199
- Services billed
- 572
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation | 146 | 55 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 146 | 79 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 121 | 64 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 63 | 40 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 62 | 45 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 57 | 51 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 49 | 46 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 30 | 30 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $1.66 in total to this clinician.
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $1.66 |
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| Education | $1.66 |
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What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. May 13, 2025 | Education Filspari · Kidney Disease · in-kind | $1.66 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.