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2026 NPPES data Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician NPI 1316367824
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Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician in Kansas City, Kansas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,020 in Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 340 beneficiaries · Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician avg: 2K
MIPS score
91.9/100
▲ 9 pts above national avg 83.1 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$2.4K
29 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Christopher Lam reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.9/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 1,038 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 91.9/100
- MIPS score · +9 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Christopher Lam's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
92 Top 37% higher than 63% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Christopher Lam sits
This provider among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician peers
Across the 1,110 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Christopher Lam writes more Part D claims than 47% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 75% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Christopher Lam. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Christopher Lam practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Christopher Lam?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,038 37% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
91.9/100 8.8 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Kansas
How Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician compares to other specialties among Kansas providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Christopher Lam's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 91.9/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician) - 91.9/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Christopher Lam appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician provider at 3901 RAINBOW BLVD # MS 1034, Kansas City, KS, 66160, with a listed phone of (913) 945-7795. NPI 1316367824 was issued on 04/23/2014.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,038 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 340 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $20K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.3%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 91.9/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 75.2), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 4,020 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 1,657 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1316367824 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/23/2014 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
91.8902
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
75.1734
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Christopher Lam bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Kansas University Physicians Inc
Overland Park, KS
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Christopher Lam. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$2.4K
Largest payer
Boston Scientific Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
1,038
Total Claims
$20K
Total Drug Cost
340
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,871
- Total Day Supply
- 54,492
- Generic Drug Cost
- $20K
- Opioid Claims
- 13 (1.3% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 19
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.63
- Gender Split
- 62% female / 38% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 61, 65-74: 150, 75-84: 106, 85+: 23
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Christopher Lam prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
261 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl
Tizanidine Hcl
243 claims
- Pregabalin
Pregabalin
117 claims
- Celecoxib 92
Celecoxib
92 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl 73
Duloxetine Hcl
73 claims
- Meloxicam 66
Meloxicam
66 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl 64
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
64 claims
- Nortriptyline Hcl 26
Nortriptyline Hcl
26 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 261 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 243 |
| Pregabalin | 117 |
| Celecoxib | 92 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 73 |
| Meloxicam | 66 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 64 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | 26 |
| Methocarbamol | 15 |
| Cephalexin | 13 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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How Christopher Lam fits within the Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician landscape nationally.
4,020
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
1,657
Avg Claims per Provider
Christopher Lam's 1,038 claims are below the specialty average of 1,657.
Nearby Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Providers in Kansas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Kansas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Lam.
Dr. Mark Allen
M.D.
Overland Park, KS
Dr. David Bankston
M.D.
Leawood, KS
Dr. Henry Beugelsdijk
MD
Newton, KS
Dr. Eric Bradstreet
MD
Olathe, KS
Dr. Jack Bray
MD
Overland Park, KS
Compare Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Kansas medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Christopher Lam's specialty? ▼
Christopher Lam specializes in Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician and practices in Kansas City, Kansas.
How much does Christopher Lam prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Christopher Lam wrote 1,038 Medicare Part D claims totaling $20K in drug costs for 340 beneficiaries.
What is Christopher Lam's Medicare quality score? ▼
Christopher Lam has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 91.9/100 (Quality: 75.2). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Christopher Lam located? ▼
Christopher Lam is located at 3901 RAINBOW BLVD # MS 1034, Kansas City, KS, 66160. Phone: (913) 945-7795.
What is Christopher Lam's NPI number? ▼
Christopher Lam's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316367824, issued on 04/23/2014.
Does Christopher Lam prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Christopher Lam had 13 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.3%.
How many Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 4,020 Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician provider writes 1,657 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Christopher Lam prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Christopher Lam's most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Tizanidine Hcl, Pregabalin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Christopher Lam accept Medicare? ▼
Christopher Lam appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,038 Part D claims and 340 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Christopher Lam's credentials? ▼
Christopher Lam's NPI is 1316367824. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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