John Lam, MD
Urology Physician · Burbank, CA
John Lam, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Burbank, California, and NPI 1417975608, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (California A82799, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Lam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- A82799 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 191 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA 91505
- Phone
- (818) 524-2003
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 524-2807
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080102000378); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Lam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A82799Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
1,404 Medicare Part D claims for 459 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 103 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl406 claims
- Finasteride277 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl121 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen86 claims
- Terazosin Hcl66 claims
- Myrbetriq39 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,087.63
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Profound Medical Corp. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupWoodland Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is John Lam, MD's NPI number?
John Lam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417975608, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Lam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 191 S Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA, 91505. Phone: (818) 524-2003. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Lam, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A82799, 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 John Lam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Lam, MD had 1,404 Medicare Part D claims for 459 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.