NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Lam, DO

Psychiatry Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Brian Lam, DO is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1588023931, issued on Feb 14, 2016. Check the license (California 18342, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588023931
Name
Brian Lam
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
18342 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6200 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1410, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone
(925) 282-1778
Enumerated
Feb 14, 2016
Record last updated
Sep 26, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241004003221); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6200 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1410

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rafael Angulo, LCSWClinical Social Worker1811513187
  2. Amauni Baker, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1093216145
  3. Peter Balderas, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1619095825
  4. Nha Bao, MDPsychiatry Physician1790149201
  5. Karla Barnett, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1033491592
  6. Patricia Beal, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1841513660

Verify Brian Lam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Brian Lam17
  2. Specialty average1,000

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $24.58

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Lam$24.58
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pacific Coast Psychiatric Associates IncLos Angeles, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brian Lam among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Brian Lam, DO 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 2016, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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).

987 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles

They are 987 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Apostle, D.O.Los Angeles, CA 900481174575757
  2. Paul Barkopoulos, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481396859807
  3. Bernard BiermanWest Hollywood, CA 900481295842243
  4. Alan Coe, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481083696520
  5. Sofia Encarnacion, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481992819528
  6. Christine Forest, MDLos Angeles, CA 900481407869431
  7. Hagop Hajian, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481417992801
  8. Waguih Ishak, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481508840448

Common questions

What is Brian Lam, DO's NPI number?

Brian Lam, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588023931, issued on Feb 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Lam, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6200 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1410, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (925) 282-1778. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Lam, DO's license?

NPPES lists California license number 18342, 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 Brian Lam, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Lam, DO had 17 Medicare Part D claims; 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.