NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard Lam, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Middletown, NY

Howard Lam, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Middletown, New York, and NPI 1093210866, issued on Mar 26, 2018. Check the license (New York 313967, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1093210866
Name
Howard Lam
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
313967 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
45 Ashley Ave, Middletown, NY 10940
Phone
(845) 326-8027
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2018
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 45 Ashley Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Marlene Bastien, R.N.Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1568894343
  2. Joanne Brodkin White, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1043399702
  3. Paul Chellappa, MDPsychiatry Physician1679561476
  4. Karen Decher, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1245114149
  5. Adrienne Denson, R.N.Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1376975177
  6. Jing Fang, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1811102072

Verify Howard Lam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,614 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Howard Lam1,614
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clozapine135 claims
  2. Olanzapine107 claims
  3. Benztropine Mesylate102 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl99 claims
  5. Aripiprazole88 claims
  6. Venlafaxine Hcl Er86 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.

Howard Lam among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York

Howard Lam, MD is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

42 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Middletown

They are 42 of the 2,682 NPPES records with a practice address in Middletown, and 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Evaristo Akerele, MDMiddletown, NY 109401396897245
  2. Quazi Al-Tariq, MDMiddletown, NY 109401124033808
  3. Mary Barber, M.D.Middletown, NY 109401497843726
  4. Joanne Brodkin White, M.D.Middletown, NY 109401043399702
  5. Paul Chellappa, MDMiddletown, NY 109401679561476
  6. Dianna Dragatsi, MDMiddletown, NY 109401891814711
  7. Stanley Giudici, M.D., M.A.R.Middletown, NY 109401396744892
  8. Miriam Grossman, MDMiddletown, NY 109401598980658

Common questions

What is Howard Lam, MD's NPI number?

Howard Lam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093210866, issued on Mar 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Lam, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 45 Ashley Ave, Middletown, NY, 10940. Phone: (845) 326-8027. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Lam, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 313967, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Howard Lam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Howard Lam, MD had 1,614 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.