Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,219 | 50 | 93.4% |
| Entertainment | $140.22 | 2 | 5.9% |
| Gift | $17.20 | 1 | 0.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optos, Inc. | $546.32 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| CooperVision Inc. | $532.93 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $459.52 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $298.81 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| ABB Con-Cise Optical Group LLC | $242.37 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $139.99 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $120.56 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Alcon Laboratories Inc | $18.75 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec AG | $17.20 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $333.15 | 7 | CooperVision Inc. ($154.96) |
| 2023 | $477.94 | 10 | CooperVision Inc. ($168.20) |
| 2022 | $569.14 | 12 | Alcon Vision LLC ($189.35) |
| 2021 | $550.47 | 11 | Optos, Inc. ($262.17) |
| 2020 | $199.48 | 6 | Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($124.38) |
| 2019 | $205.28 | 5 | OPTOS, INC. ($140.22) |
| 2018 | $40.99 | 2 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. ($22.24) |
All Payment Transactions
53 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/24/2024 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.96 | General |
| 09/11/2024 | Alcon Vision LLC | Precision 1 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.01 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | CooperVision Inc. | MyDay Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.75 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | ABB Con-Cise Optical Group LLC | SPECTACLE LENSES (Device), CONTACT LENS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.13 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | ABB Con-Cise Optical Group LLC | SPECTACLE LENSES (Device), CONTACT LENS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.09 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | CooperVision Inc. | MyDay Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.53 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 01/10/2024 | CooperVision Inc. | MyDay Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.68 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 09/06/2023 | ABB Con-Cise Optical Group LLC | SPECTACLE LENSES (Device), CONTACT LENS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.31 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/09/2023 | ABB Con-Cise Optical Group LLC | SPECTACLE LENSES (Device), CONTACT LENS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.84 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/20/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.47 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 06/07/2023 | Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | INFUSE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.56 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 03/28/2023 | Alcon Vision LLC | DAILIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.43 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 03/25/2023 | CooperVision Inc. | MyDay Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.82 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 03/22/2023 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.13 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 03/07/2023 | CooperVision Inc. | MyDay Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.09 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 01/27/2023 | CooperVision Inc. | MyDay Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.26 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 01/12/2023 | CooperVision Inc. | MyDay Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.03 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/15/2022 | CooperVision Inc. | MyDay Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.66 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/09/2022 | Alcon Vision LLC | DAILIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.73 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 08/10/2022 | Alcon Vision LLC | DAILIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.14 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 08/02/2022 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.80 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 05/13/2022 | Alcon Vision LLC | DAILIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.16 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 05/10/2022 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | Acuvue (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.99 | General |
| Category: Soft Contact Lenses | ||||||
| 04/20/2022 | CooperVision Inc. | Multiple Brands Contact Lens (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.92 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 04/05/2022 | Optos, Inc. | OCT OPHTHALMOSCOPE (Device), PANORAMIC OPHTHALMOSCOPE, PANORAMIC OPHTHALMOSCOPE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.93 | General |
| Category: OPHTHALMOLOGY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 11 | 11 | $1,760 | $1,300 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
1 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92004 | Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, new patient, 1 or more visits | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $1,760 | $1,300 | 73.9% |
About Natalie Vu
Natalie Vu is a Optometrist healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/15/2018. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1780178533.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Natalie Vu has received a total of $2,376 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $333.15 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 53 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,219).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Vu has provided services to 11 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 11 services with total Medicare billing of $1,300. Data is available for 1 year (2020–2020), covering 1 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Optometrist
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 06/15/2018
- Last Updated 08/13/2020
- Taxonomy Code 152W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1780178533
Products in Payments
- MyDay Contact Lens (Device) $361.23
- DAILIES (Device) $269.91
- Acuvue (Device) $269.85
- PANORAMIC OPHTHALMOSCOPE (Device) $262.17
- SPECTACLE LENSES (Device) $242.37
- Precision 1 (Device) $191.35
- OCT OPHTHALMOSCOPE (Device) $143.93
- P200DTx (Device) $140.22
- ULTRA MULTIFOCAL TORIC (Device) $124.38
- INFUSE (Device) $120.56
- Clariti Contact Lens (Device) $118.25
- Multiple Brands Contact Lens (Device) $53.45
- None Specified (Medical Supply) $17.20
- Systane (Drug) $17.01
- ULTRA (Device) $15.61
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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