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 (Virginia 0101048225, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Fame
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Allergy & Immunology Physician 207K00000X
- License number
- 0101048225 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1002 Apperson Dr, Salem, VA 24153
- Phone
- (540) 404-9598
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2023
- Fax
- (540) 404-9608
- Medicaid ID
- 1083691307 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051201000258); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Fame in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101048225Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% 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 741 among the 2,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone168 claims
- Azelastine Hcl134 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide109 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa74 claims
- Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate67 claims
- 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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.
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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 2,496 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,321.81 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Allergy Partners PLLCSalem, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Fame among 136 allergy & immunology physician records in Virginia
Thomas Fame, M.D. is one of 136 allergy & immunology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2002 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207K00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Allergy & Immunology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 136 allergy & immunology physician records in Virginia.
All 136 in Virginia → Every provider in Salem → Allergy & Immunology Physician nationwide →
The 8 allergy & immunology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gates Hoover, M.D.Salem, VA 241531316973118
- Kristina Kwak, MDChristiansburg, VA 240731497738652
- Nicholas Rider, D.O.Roanoke, VA 240181295952588
- Neha Sanan, D.ORoanoke, VA 240181275940991
- Saju Eapen, MDRoanoke, VA 240161649249699
- Dane McBride, MDRoanoke, VA 240161831167501
- Parasmani Acharya, M.D.Pulaski, VA 243011932110343
- Laura Dziadzio, MDLynchburg, VA 245011952419277
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?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101048225, as entered by the provider. 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 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Fame, M.D.'s MIPS final 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), 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.