NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lam Q. Le, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Merced, CA

Lam Q. Le, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Merced, California, and NPI 1164824066, issued on Sep 23, 2014. Check the license (California PA51946, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164824066
Name
Lam Q. Le
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License numbers
PA51946 CA
51946 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
388 E Yosemite Ave Ste 100, Merced, CA 95340
Phone
(209) 722-7801
Enumerated
Sep 23, 2014
Record last updated
Apr 10, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150105001468); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 388 E Yosemite Ave Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jill McLeod, PASurgical Physician Assistant1306031406
  2. Eric SakoMOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1982022166
  3. Briana SuarezSurgical Physician Assistant1699359042

Verify Lam Q. Le in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

1,778 Medicare Part D claims for 627 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Lam Le1,778
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Betamethasone Diprop Augmented323 claims
  2. Clobetasol Propionate213 claims
  3. Ketoconazole206 claims
  4. Hydrocortisone120 claims
  5. Triamcinolone Acetonide87 claims
  6. Doxycycline Monohydrate69 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): 98.3 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,732.11

154 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lam Le$2,732.11
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

  1. Golden State Dermatology Associates, Inc.Brentwood, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lam Q. Le among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California

Lam Q. Le, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jill McLeod, PAMerced, CA 953401306031406
  2. Briana SuarezMerced, CA 953401699359042
  3. Jeremy Hill, PAMerced, CA 953481649326349
  4. Anna Davila, PAModesto, CA 953501205079514
  5. David Fisher, PA-CModesto, CA 953501356406904
  6. David Nisley, PA-CModesto, CA 953501710044888
  7. Donald Paulsen, PAModesto, CA 953501497895775
  8. Donna Pryor, PA-CModesto, CA 953501639145386

Common questions

What is Lam Q. Le, PA-C's NPI number?

Lam Q. Le, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164824066, issued on Sep 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lam Q. Le, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 388 E Yosemite Ave Ste 100, Merced, CA, 95340. Phone: (209) 722-7801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lam Q. Le, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists California license number PA51946, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lam Q. Le, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lam Q. Le, PA-C had 1,778 Medicare Part D claims for 627 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lam Q. Le, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.

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