NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David King Lam, MD, DDS, PHD

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) · San Francisco, CA

David King Lam, MD, DDS, PHD is an oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1902132244, issued on Oct 21, 2009. Check the license (California 107193, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902132244
Name
David King Lam
Credential
MD, DDS, PHD
Primary taxonomy
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) 204E00000X
License numbers
107193 CA
059354 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
155 Fifth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone
(631) 416-0363
Enumerated
Oct 21, 2009
Record last updated
Dec 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221209002241); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Toronto, Faculty Of Medicine, 2001
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 155 Fifth Street

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  1. Rupa Balachandran, PHDAudiologist1770602815
  2. Geraldine Gerges Gaid, D.D.S, M.SPediatric Dentistry1922362847

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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) in 2024

35 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 366 among the 1,051 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. David Lam35
  2. Specialty average366

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate12 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $496.61

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 800 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,463.03 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Lam$496.61
  2. Specialty average$1,463.03

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. University OF The PacificSan Francisco, CA

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

David King Lam among 154 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records in California

David King Lam, MD, DDS, PHD is one of 154 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records with a practice address in California. 87% 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 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 25 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204E00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.) providers in California

There are 154 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records in California.

The 8 oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Fatima Mashkoor, DDSSan Francisco, CA 941031023414000
  2. John Rayher, DDS, MDSan Francisco, CA 941021427243435
  3. Mark Crane, M.D., D.D.S.San Francisco, CA 941101760531644
  4. Casey Lee, DDS, MDSan Francisco, CA 941161003315458
  5. Peter Bui, DDS, MDSunnyvale, CA 940871063660538
  6. John Reid, D.M.DSunnyvale, CA 940871134381841
  7. Brian Carr, DDS, MBASan Francisco, CA 941431437479144
  8. Rishi Gupta, DDS, MD, MBASan Francisco, CA 941431629371927

Common questions

What is David King Lam, MD, DDS, PHD's NPI number?

David King Lam, MD, DDS, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902132244, issued on Oct 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David King Lam, MD, DDS, PHD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 155 Fifth Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103. Phone: (631) 416-0363. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David King Lam, MD, DDS, PHD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 107193, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does David King Lam, MD, DDS, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David King Lam, MD, DDS, PHD had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among oral & maxillofacial surgery (d.m.d.) prescribers was 366. 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.