David Alan Lake, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Palo Alto, CA
David Alan Lake, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1285969402, issued on Oct 6, 2009. Check the license (California G29785, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Alan Lake
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G29785 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 Hamilton Ave Ste 202, Palo Alto, CA 94301
- Phone
- (650) 321-1916
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (650) 321-1916
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Alan Lake in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G29785Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
21 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.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam11 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.
David Alan Lake among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
David Alan Lake, M.D. 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 2009, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 57% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 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).
215 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Palo Alto
They are 215 of the 7,617 NPPES records with a practice address in Palo Alto, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is David Alan Lake, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Alan Lake, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285969402, issued on Oct 6, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Alan Lake, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 Hamilton Ave Ste 202, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. Phone: (650) 321-1916. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Alan Lake, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G29785, 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 David Alan Lake, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Alan Lake, M.D. had 21 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.