Alain C. Tam, R.PH
Pharmacist · San Francisco, CA
Alain C. Tam, R.PH is a pharmacist with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1942502745, issued on Nov 30, 2010. Check the license (California 39143, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alain C. Tam
- Credential
- R.PH
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 39143 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2350 Noriega Street, San Francisco, CA 94122
- Phone
- (415) 665-8456
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (415) 665-3802
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alain C. Tam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 39143Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
56 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 95% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Arexvy29 claims
- Shingrix14 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.
Alain C. Tam among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Alain C. Tam, R.PH is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 12% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Alain C. Tam, R.PH's NPI number?
Alain C. Tam, R.PH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942502745, issued on Nov 30, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alain C. Tam, R.PH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2350 Noriega Street, San Francisco, CA, 94122. Phone: (415) 665-8456. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alain C. Tam, R.PH's license?
NPPES lists California license number 39143, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Alain C. Tam, R.PH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alain C. Tam, R.PH had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.