Gordon Ka Wing Lam, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Charlotte, NC
Gordon Ka Wing Lam, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1750427308, issued on Jan 30, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2007-01186, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gordon Ka Wing Lam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 2007-01186 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 E Morehead St Ste 100, Charlotte, NC 28202
- Phone
- (704) 342-0252
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2026
- Fax
- (980) 533-7801
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070830000087); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 234 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 801 E Morehead St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Heather Gladue, DORheumatology Physician1790949642
- Ahmad Kashif Al Ghita, MDRheumatology Physician1760438576
- Laura Liston, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225432735
- Heather Perkins, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1689660581
- Jeremy Sullivan, MDRheumatology Physician1184151730
- Elnaz Tabrizi, MDRheumatology Physician1376736553
Verify Gordon Ka Wing Lam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2007-01186Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,755 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 216 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate399 claims
- Prednisone374 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate360 claims
- Allopurinol190 claims
- Tramadol Hcl142 claims
- Leflunomide116 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $395,003.56
478 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Arthritis And Osteoporosis Consultants OF The Carolinas PACharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gordon Ka Wing Lam among 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina
Gordon Ka Wing Lam, MD is one of 234 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207RR0500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 234 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heather Gladue, DOCharlotte, NC 282021790949642
- Ahmad Kashif Al Ghita, MDCharlotte, NC 282021760438576
- Jeremy Sullivan, MDCharlotte, NC 282021184151730
- Elnaz Tabrizi, MDCharlotte, NC 282021376736553
- Ashley Toci, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282021790096121
- Toni Evans, MDCharlotte, NC 282031689699688
- Michael MorganCharlotte, NC 282031659507747
- John Brendese, M.D., FACRCharlotte, NC 282041407841901
Common questions
What is Gordon Ka Wing Lam, MD's NPI number?
Gordon Ka Wing Lam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750427308, issued on Jan 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gordon Ka Wing Lam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 E Morehead St Ste 100, Charlotte, NC, 28202. Phone: (704) 342-0252. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gordon Ka Wing Lam, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2007-01186, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gordon Ka Wing Lam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gordon Ka Wing Lam, MD had 2,755 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gordon Ka Wing Lam, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.