Helen C. Lam, MD
Family Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA
Helen C. Lam, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1750768677, issued on Apr 29, 2015. Check the license (California A147341, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen C. Lam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A147341 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2238 Geary Blvd FL 3, San Francisco, CA 94115
- Phone
- (415) 833-2291
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2022
- Fax
- (415) 833-2291
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Helen C. Lam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A147341Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
135 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cefadroxil41 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate26 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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.
Helen C. Lam among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Helen C. Lam, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Helen C. Lam, MD's NPI number?
Helen C. Lam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750768677, issued on Apr 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen C. Lam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2238 Geary Blvd FL 3, San Francisco, CA, 94115. Phone: (415) 833-2291. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen C. Lam, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A147341, 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 Helen C. Lam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen C. Lam, MD had 135 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.