Fred Chiu-Lai Lam, M.D., PH.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Stanford, CA
Fred Chiu-Lai Lam, M.D., PH.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Stanford, California, and NPI 1316271802, issued on Sep 30, 2009. Check the license (California C192978, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fred Chiu-Lai Lam
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- C192978 CA
8S7NHDC9 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305
- Phone
- (650) 723-4000
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240314003576); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Un Of British Columbia, Faculty Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fred Chiu-Lai Lam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C192978Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
38 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin17 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: $3,329.80
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Fred Chiu-Lai Lam among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California
Fred Chiu-Lai Lam, M.D., PH.D. is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 77% 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 59% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
89 neurological surgery physician records list a practice address in Stanford
They are 89 of the 5,606 NPPES records with a practice address in Stanford, and 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.
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- Odette Harris, MDStanford, CA 943051144237009
- Syed Karim, MD.Stanford, CA 943051619991023
- Robert Lieberson, MDStanford, CA 943051598863326
Common questions
What is Fred Chiu-Lai Lam, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Fred Chiu-Lai Lam, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316271802, issued on Sep 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fred Chiu-Lai Lam, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305. Phone: (650) 723-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fred Chiu-Lai Lam, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C192978, 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 Fred Chiu-Lai Lam, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fred Chiu-Lai Lam, M.D., PH.D. had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.