NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vincent Basan Lam, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Philadelphia, PA

Vincent Basan Lam, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1477713576, issued on Jun 11, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD440839, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477713576
Name
Vincent Basan Lam
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
MD440839 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1740 South St Ste 400, Philadelphia, PA 19146
Phone
(267) 607-6888
Enumerated
Jun 11, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(267) 393-4310
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110706000080); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2006
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 1740 South St Ste 400

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

  1. Weiye Li, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1659340420

Verify Vincent Basan Lam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

6,528 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.

  1. Vincent Lam6,528
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Restasis1,336 claims
  2. Latanoprost1,275 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate503 claims
  4. Cyclosporine478 claims
  5. Xiidra420 claims
  6. Dorzolamide-Timolol406 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): 100 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 score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%95.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $167.82

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vincent Lam$167.82
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

Vincent Basan Lam among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania

Vincent Basan Lam, M.D. is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Weiye Li, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191461659340420
  2. Michael Abendroth, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191451750743498
  3. Stacey Ackerman, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191451508868498
  4. Wayne Dunn, MDPhila, PA 191451669472114
  5. Brad Feldman, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191451750554507
  6. Naureen Mirza-George, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191471508922592
  7. Stephen Moster, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191451467867622
  8. Carolyn Repke, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191451093716532

Common questions

What is Vincent Basan Lam, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vincent Basan Lam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477713576, issued on Jun 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vincent Basan Lam, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 South St Ste 400, Philadelphia, PA, 19146. Phone: (267) 607-6888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vincent Basan Lam, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD440839, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vincent Basan Lam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vincent Basan Lam, M.D. had 6,528 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vincent Basan Lam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.

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