NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle S. Tam, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · San Jose, CA

Michelle S. Tam, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1518981307, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (California A62269, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518981307
Name
Michelle S. Tam
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A62269 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1870 Lundy Ave, San Jose, CA 95131
Phone
(408) 573-9686
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(408) 922-0872
Medicaid ID
8516931 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080410000404); 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 1870 Lundy Ave

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

  1. Chen Chen, M.B.Pediatrics Physician1811683279
  2. Feng Chen, MDFamily Medicine Physician1982285268
  3. Xin ChenClinical Social Worker1982315412
  4. Chien-Wai Chiu, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1013544931
  5. Ning Ding, L. AC.Acupuncturist1700478484
  6. Leilei Gu, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1588451314

Verify Michelle S. Tam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,778 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Michelle Tam3,778
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium606 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate496 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium359 claims
  4. Lisinopril145 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl137 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate111 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. North East Medical ServicesSan Jose, CA

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

Michelle S. Tam among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Michelle S. Tam, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

428 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Jose

They are 428 of the 20,925 NPPES records with a practice address in San Jose, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nidhi Gupta, MDSan Jose, CA 951311346295201
  2. Michael Hwa, MDSan Jose, CA 951301184806325
  3. Alison Dowse, MDSan Jose, CA 951291750396123
  4. Alexander Korsunsky, M.D.San Jose, CA 951291427088236
  5. Kim Millman, MD PHDSan Jose, CA 951291982863775
  6. Anisa Rangwala, MDSan Jose, CA 951331164678181
  7. Frank Shin, M.D.San Jose, CA 951291003992264
  8. Aarti Srinivasan, M.D.San Jose, CA 951291194732024

Common questions

What is Michelle S. Tam, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michelle S. Tam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518981307, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle S. Tam, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1870 Lundy Ave, San Jose, CA, 95131. Phone: (408) 573-9686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle S. Tam, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A62269, 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 Michelle S. Tam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle S. Tam, M.D. had 3,778 Medicare Part D claims for 408 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.