Claudette Lajam, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Rego Park, NY
Claudette Lajam, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Rego Park, New York, and NPI 1548213259, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (New York 232456, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claudette Lajam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 232456 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9785 Queens Blvd, Rego Park, NY 11374
- Phone
- (718) 544-1543
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 544-1742
- Medicaid ID
- 02674275 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050906000343); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 9785 Queens Blvd
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Verify Claudette Lajam 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 232456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
274 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam144 claims
- Amoxicillin37 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl37 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium13 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,863.72
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Claudette Lajam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Claudette Lajam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548213259, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claudette Lajam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9785 Queens Blvd, Rego Park, NY, 11374. Phone: (718) 544-1543. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claudette Lajam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 232456, 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 Claudette Lajam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claudette Lajam, M.D. had 274 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Claudette Lajam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.