Derek Tam
Physician Assistant · Flushing, NY
Derek Tam is a physician assistant with a practice address in Flushing, New York, and NPI 1568865665, issued on Oct 2, 2014. Check the license (New York 018003, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Tam
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 018003 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14202 58TH RD, Flushing, NY 11355
- Phone
- (646) 283-9356
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150702000602); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Derek Tam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 018003Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
409 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin108 claims
- Methylprednisolone36 claims
- Cephalexin23 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate23 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass22 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro21 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 4 group practices
- Excel Urgent Care OF Astoria PLLCHoward Beach, NY
- Excel Urgent Care OF Nhp PLLCNew Hyde Park, NY
- Excel Urgent Care OF Wantagh PLLCWantagh, NY
- Midtown New York Doctors Urgent Care PLLCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek Tam among 15,555 physician assistant records in New York
Derek Tam is one of 15,555 physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 37% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 8,158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
279 physician assistant records list a practice address in Flushing
They are 279 of the 6,354 NPPES records with a practice address in Flushing, and 15,555 physician assistant records in New York.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dino Berruti, PAFlushing, NY 113551457462244
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- Alfred Caligiuri, PAFlushing, NY 113551265454284
- Misun Choi, P.A.Flushing, NY 113551851337182
- Amelia ChowFlushing, NY 113551467464057
- Todd Freedman, PAFlushing, NY 113551225080120
- David Lau, PAFlushing, NY 113551700890266
- Antoinette Loccisano, PAFlushing, NY 113551174545990
Common questions
What is Derek Tam's NPI number?
Derek Tam's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568865665, issued on Oct 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Tam located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14202 58TH RD, Flushing, NY, 11355. Phone: (646) 283-9356. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Tam's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 018003, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Derek Tam prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Tam had 409 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.