Al Alam, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA
Al Alam, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1174700678, issued on Jan 28, 2008. Check the license (California C156719, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Al Alam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- C156719 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12264 EL Camino Real Ste 203, San Diego, CA 92130
- Phone
- (858) 279-1223
- Enumerated
- Jan 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210816002289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Al Alam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C156719Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
564 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin64 claims
- Bupropion Xl62 claims
- Clonazepam54 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate44 claims
- Trazodone Hcl35 claims
- Mirtazapine34 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Monica Perlman MD IncSan Diego, CA
- Pacific Coast Psychiatric Associates IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Al Alam among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Al Alam, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 52% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Al Alam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Al Alam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174700678, issued on Jan 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Al Alam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12264 EL Camino Real Ste 203, San Diego, CA, 92130. Phone: (858) 279-1223. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Al Alam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C156719, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Al Alam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Al Alam, M.D. had 564 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.