James Forest-Lam, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Hampton, VA
James Forest-Lam, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hampton, Virginia, and NPI 1730116583, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101235176, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Forest-Lam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 0101235176 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- VA Medical Center, Hampton, VA 23667
- Phone
- (757) 722-9961
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2022
- Fax
- (757) 728-3187
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Forest-Lam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101235176Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,073 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis323 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium315 claims
- Furosemide251 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate220 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium211 claims
- Sertraline Hcl144 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.
James Forest-Lam among 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia
James Forest-Lam, M.D. is one of 3,599 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
61 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hampton
They are 61 of the 2,446 NPPES records with a practice address in Hampton, and 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is James Forest-Lam, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Forest-Lam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730116583, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Forest-Lam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at VA Medical Center, Hampton, VA, 23667. Phone: (757) 722-9961. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Forest-Lam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101235176, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Forest-Lam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Forest-Lam, M.D. had 6,073 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.