Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Thomas Fame, M.D.

Allergy & Immunology Physician · Salem, VA

Thomas Fame, M.D. is an allergy & immunology physician with a practice address in Salem, Virginia, and NPI 1083691307, issued on Dec 28, 2005. Check the license on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1083691307
Name
Thomas Fame
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Allergy & Immunology Physician 207K00000X
Practice location
1002 Apperson Dr, Salem, VA 24153
Phone
(540) 404-9598
Enumerated
Dec 28, 2005
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 ordersVirginia Department of Health ProfessionsCheck the board
  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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68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average allergy & immunology physician in 2024

1,326 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 788 among the 2,397 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. Thomas Fame1,326
  2. Specialty average788

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone168 claims
  2. Azelastine Hcl134 claims
  3. Ipratropium Bromide109 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa74 claims
  5. Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate67 claims
  6. Clarithromycin67 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 18 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%60.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $2,286.84

86 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.. The 2,070 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,602.63 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Fame$2,286.84
  2. Specialty average$8,602.63

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Allergy Partners PLLCSalem, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Allergy & Immunology Physician providers in Virginia

There are 116 allergy & immunology physician records in Virginia.

Other allergy & immunology physician records in Virginia

  1. Parasmani Acharya, M.D.Pulaski, VA1932110343
  2. Veronica AlixHampton, VA1023470838
  3. Darshana Alle, M.D.Henrico, VA1346458106
  4. Oral Alpan, MDSpringfield, VA1881788610
  5. Donald Asbury, MDBluefield, VA1164529889
  6. Kestutis Aukstuolis, DOVienna, VA1831400548
  7. Balraj Bajaj, M.DRichmond, VA1760869754
  8. Kenneth Berger, M.D.Falls Church, VA1760590558
  9. Michael Blumberg, M.D.Richmond, VA1093792517
  10. Larry BorishCharlottesville, VA1316016934

Common questions

What is Thomas Fame, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas Fame, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083691307, issued on Dec 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Fame, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1002 Apperson Dr, Salem, VA, 24153. Phone: (540) 404-9598. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Fame, M.D.'s license?

Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Thomas Fame, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Fame, M.D. had 1,326 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries; the average among allergy & immunology physician prescribers was 788. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Thomas Fame, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 18 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.