Kenrick Chur-Wei Lam, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chico, CA
Kenrick Chur-Wei Lam, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1366891657, issued on Jun 7, 2016. Check the license (California A176227, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenrick Chur-Wei Lam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- A176227 CA
2021007456 MO
BP10056536 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95926
- Phone
- (530) 332-4470
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220818003085); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1600 Esplanade
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christina LopezPhysician Assistant1487439600
- Loren Ott, PAPhysician Assistant1316904428
Verify Kenrick Chur-Wei Lam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A176227Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
53 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl12 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): 76.7 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: $104.13
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 4 group practices
- Acute Care Surgery Medical Group IncSusanville, CA
- Enloe Medical CenterChico, CA
- Orohealth Corporation A Non Profit Healthcare SystemOroville, CA
- Permanente Medical Group IncSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenrick Chur-Wei Lam among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Kenrick Chur-Wei Lam, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Douglas Benson, MDChico, CA 959261336302991
- Bruce Gallaway, M.D.Chico, CA 959261235347873
- Devan Irving, D.O.Chico, CA 959261356721641
- Ethan Lichtblau, MDChico, CA 959261114126158
- Alan Azevedo, MDChico, CA 959281215996491
- David Castro, MDChico, CA 959281891764627
- Kirk Granlund, MDChico, CA 959281063481893
- Helmuth Jones, M.D.Chico, CA 959281831123967
Common questions
What is Kenrick Chur-Wei Lam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenrick Chur-Wei Lam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366891657, issued on Jun 7, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenrick Chur-Wei Lam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Esplanade, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 332-4470. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenrick Chur-Wei Lam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A176227, 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 Kenrick Chur-Wei Lam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenrick Chur-Wei Lam, M.D. had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenrick Chur-Wei Lam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.