Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, O.D.
Vision Therapy Optometrist · La Mesa, CA
Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, O.D. is a vision therapy optometrist with a practice address in La Mesa, California, and NPI 1063570992, issued on Dec 4, 2006. Check the license (California 12707T, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vision Therapy Optometrist 152WV0400X
- License number
- 12707T CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7862 EL Cajon Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91942
- Phone
- (619) 644-6405
- Enumerated
- Dec 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 461-5158
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080123000807); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 12707TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average vision therapy optometrist in 2024
209 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 189 among the 109 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis39 claims
- Erythromycin27 claims
- Azelastine Hcl22 claims
- Xiidra19 claims
- Latanoprost16 claims
- Lumigan14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $262.67
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 146 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,184.25 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
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncLa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam among 57 vision therapy optometrist records in California
Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, O.D. is one of 57 vision therapy optometrist records with a practice address in California. 56% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 1993 among the 26 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 84% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WV0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vision Therapy Optometrist providers in California
There are 57 vision therapy optometrist records in California.
All 57 in California → Every provider in La Mesa → Vision Therapy Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 vision therapy optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carl Hillier, ODLemon Grove, CA 919451508981721
- Karen Love, O.D.Escondido, CA 920271396896965
- Justine Bailey, OD, FCOVDLa Jolla, CA 920371962886887
- Lisa Weiss, O.D.Rancho Santa Fe, CA 920671790867091
- Judy Cao, O.D.San Gabriel, CA 917761396153508
- Gary Sneag, O.D.,F.C.O.V.D.San Diego, CA 921171952394777
- Stuart Mann, ODPomona, CA 917661982627584
- Ariana Aparicio-Phillips, ODRiverside, CA 925061154090736
Common questions
What is Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, O.D.'s NPI number?
Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063570992, issued on Dec 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7862 EL Cajon Blvd, La Mesa, CA, 91942. Phone: (619) 644-6405. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 12707T, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, O.D. had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among vision therapy optometrist prescribers was 189. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.