NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas T. Lam, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Fresno, CA

Thomas T. Lam, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1609954437, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A82883, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1609954437
Name
Thomas T. Lam
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
A82883 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7300 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93720
Phone
(559) 448-4500
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A828830 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041105000345); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7300 N Fresno St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  4. Bina AhmedPharmacist1720239171
  5. Israa Al-Ani, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1639707052
  6. Ahmed Alqaysi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1861995813

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024

2,850 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Lam2,850
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium206 claims
  2. Famotidine153 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium148 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate84 claims
  5. Lisinopril80 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate78 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncFresno, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Thomas T. Lam among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California

Thomas T. Lam, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in California

There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Linet D'Morias, M.D.Fresno, CA 937201346414695
  2. Andreas Heller, MDFresno, CA 937201528066560
  3. Kenneth Latt, MDFresno, CA 937201043382864
  4. Eric Lin, MDFresno, CA 937201669550570
  5. Olga Mordvinova, MDFresno, CA 937201780762682
  6. Anand Nagrani, MDFresno, CA 937201114005923
  7. Chinnapa Nareddy, M.DFresno, CA 937201033140207
  8. Chinedum Nathan, MDFresno, CA 937201699853408

Common questions

What is Thomas T. Lam, MD's NPI number?

Thomas T. Lam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609954437, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas T. Lam, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7300 N Fresno St, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 448-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas T. Lam, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A82883, 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 Thomas T. Lam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas T. Lam, MD had 2,850 Medicare Part D claims for 254 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.