NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samson Lam, D.D.S.

General Practice Dentistry · Westchester, CA

Samson Lam, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Westchester, California, and NPI 1497883136, issued on Mar 2, 2007. Check the license (California 56732, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1497883136
Name
Samson Lam
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License numbers
56732 CA
050516 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8740 S Sepulveda Blvd, Westchester, CA 90045
Phone
(310) 410-9494
Enumerated
Mar 2, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 4, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

31 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Samson Lam31
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate12 claims
  2. Amoxicillin11 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.

Samson Lam among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California

Samson Lam, D.D.S. is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 29% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 29% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Westchester

They are 2 of the 20 NPPES records with a practice address in Westchester, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Brown, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900451326140757
  2. David Downs, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900451437216751
  3. David Fong, D.D.S.Los Angeles, CA 900451598815789
  4. Warren Gerosa, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900451326175951
  5. Claire Ho, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900451215021381
  6. Kathy Kaprinyak, DMDWestchester, CA 900451710090535
  7. Bashar Komoc, DDSLos Angeles, CA 900451437290897
  8. Bradley Matthew, D.D.SLos Angeles, CA 900451922166354

Common questions

What is Samson Lam, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Samson Lam, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497883136, issued on Mar 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samson Lam, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8740 S Sepulveda Blvd, Westchester, CA, 90045. Phone: (310) 410-9494. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samson Lam, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 56732, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Samson Lam, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samson Lam, D.D.S. had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.