Paula Joy Lum, M.D., M.P.H.
Internal Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA
Paula Joy Lum, M.D., M.P.H. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1811004559, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (California A53746, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Joy Lum
- Credential
- M.D., M.P.H.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A53746 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 995 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110
- Phone
- (415) 206-2400
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 7, 2025
- Fax
- (415) 476-6953
- Medicaid ID
- 00A537460 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090824000262); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paula Joy Lum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A53746Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,648 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims. 85 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium107 claims
- Biktarvy102 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl58 claims
- Trazodone Hcl51 claims
- Gabapentin46 claims
- Ibuprofen46 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): 91.9 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF California Sfgh Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Joy Lum among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Paula Joy Lum, M.D., M.P.H. 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
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
1,318 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in San Francisco
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Common questions
What is Paula Joy Lum, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI number?
Paula Joy Lum, M.D., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811004559, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Joy Lum, M.D., M.P.H. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 995 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94110. Phone: (415) 206-2400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Joy Lum, M.D., M.P.H.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A53746, 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 Paula Joy Lum, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Joy Lum, M.D., M.P.H. had 1,648 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paula Joy Lum, M.D., M.P.H.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 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.