Chaak Tam, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Albany, NY
Chaak Tam, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1992209829, issued on Mar 23, 2018. Check the license (New York 314455, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chaak Tam
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 314455 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 S Manning Blvd, Albany, NY 12208
- Phone
- (518) 525-1550
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220809000933); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Liberty Univ College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest emergency medicine physician records → All 5,025 in New York → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 315 S Manning Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Frederick Abbuhl, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1831138882
- Richard Adams, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1083709018
- Patrick Adusei, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1114281151
- Edwin Afena, PAPhysician Assistant1699412288
- Rizalea Aguilar, CRNAAnesthesiology Physician1669948584
- Richard Akin, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1770933806
Verify Chaak Tam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 314455Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
214 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin26 claims
- Prednisone25 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate17 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl14 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
- Island Emergency Medical Services PCTroy, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chaak Tam among 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York
Chaak Tam, DO is one of 5,025 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2013 among the 3,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
117 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Albany
They are 117 of the 8,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frederick Abbuhl, MDAlbany, NY 122081831138882
- Shellie Asher, M.D.Albany, NY 122081376540732
- Joel Bartfield, M.D.Albany, NY 122081407856818
- Michael Dailey, M.D.Albany, NY 122081740282151
- Steven Hanks, M.D.Albany, NY 122081033160072
- Dan Mayer, M.D.Albany, NY 122081902890080
- Mara McErlean, M.D.Albany, NY 122081164416327
- Dennis McKenna, M.D.Albany, NY 122081275527350
Common questions
What is Chaak Tam, DO's NPI number?
Chaak Tam, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992209829, issued on Mar 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chaak Tam, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 S Manning Blvd, Albany, NY, 12208. Phone: (518) 525-1550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chaak Tam, DO's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 314455, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chaak Tam, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chaak Tam, DO had 214 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.