Kelsang Choeden Lama, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Abington, PA
Kelsang Choeden Lama, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Abington, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1255943379, issued on Aug 19, 2020. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD481650, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelsang Choeden Lama
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD481650 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 Old York RD Ste 2B, Abington, PA 19001
- Phone
- (215) 481-2222
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231014000401); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kelsang Choeden Lama in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD481650Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
227 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Prednisone12 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 claims
- Clopidogrel11 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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: $37.73
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Abington Memorial HospitalAbington, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kelsang Choeden Lama among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Kelsang Choeden Lama, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
108 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Abington
They are 108 of the 1,174 NPPES records with a practice address in Abington, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Kelsang Choeden Lama, MD's NPI number?
Kelsang Choeden Lama, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255943379, issued on Aug 19, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelsang Choeden Lama, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 Old York RD Ste 2B, Abington, PA, 19001. Phone: (215) 481-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelsang Choeden Lama, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD481650, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kelsang Choeden Lama, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelsang Choeden Lama, MD had 227 Medicare Part D claims for 104 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.