Albert Lam, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Torrance, CA
Albert Lam, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1568572717, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (California G29172, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Albert Lam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- G29172 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23451 Madison St, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 373-6864
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 373-9547
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041115000784); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1970
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 23451 Madison St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Albert Lam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G29172Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
197 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 144 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen104 claims
- Tramadol Hcl34 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 one group practice
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationTorrance, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Albert Lam among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Albert Lam, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1970 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Torrance → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rashaan Ali-Jones, MDTorrance, CA 905051730356072
- James Camel, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051568576635
- Sameh Fayek, MDTorrance, CA 905051295889202
- Steven Fisher, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051942241476
- Melanie Friedlander, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051770596330
- Irwin Goldberg, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051548201791
- Roberta Mann, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051992735138
- Edward Mun, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051790759140
Common questions
What is Albert Lam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Albert Lam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568572717, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Albert Lam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23451 Madison St, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 373-6864. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Albert Lam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G29172, 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 Albert Lam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Albert Lam, M.D. had 197 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.