Sara Lam, PHARM.D.
Pharmacist · San Jose, CA
Sara Lam, PHARM.D. is a pharmacist with a practice address in San Jose, California, and NPI 1275814824, issued on Sep 8, 2011. Check the license (California 55629, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Lam
- Credential
- PHARM.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 55629 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
- Sep 8, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sara Lam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 55629Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
16 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 94% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix12 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.
Sara Lam among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Sara Lam, PHARM.D. is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 18% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
893 pharmacist records list a practice address in San Jose
They are 893 of the 20,925 NPPES records with a practice address in San Jose, and 32,533 pharmacist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Sara Lam, PHARM.D.'s NPI number?
Sara Lam, PHARM.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275814824, issued on Sep 8, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Lam, PHARM.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 Sara Lam, PHARM.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 55629, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sara Lam, PHARM.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Lam, PHARM.D. had 16 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.