NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wai H. Lam, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Chicago, IL

Wai H. Lam, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1154566594, issued on Dec 15, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 085003395, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154566594
Name
Wai H. Lam
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
085003395 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1740 W Taylor St Ste 2139-D, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(312) 996-9736
Enumerated
Dec 15, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 4, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(312) 996-1334
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090226000165); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

95 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Wai Lam95
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Entecavir14 claims
  2. Ursodiol14 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): 97.7 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 score75.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL

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

Wai H. Lam among 671 medical physician assistant records in Illinois

Wai H. Lam, PA-C is one of 671 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 70% 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 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 41% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2012 among the 340 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Illinois

There are 671 medical physician assistant records in Illinois.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rebecca Barager, PA-CChicago, IL 606121528235926
  2. Veronica Cherian, P.A.Chicago, IL 606121831210061
  3. Joanna Forberg, PA-CChicago, IL 606121508192402
  4. Edwaed Fowler, PACChicago, IL 606121508987355
  5. Jennifer Garson, P.A.Chicago, IL 606121396753406
  6. Jennifer Green, PA-CChicago, IL 606121033344742
  7. Kathy Kahn, PACChicago, IL 606121770605701
  8. Maria O'Connor, PA-CChicago, IL 606121316114929

Common questions

What is Wai H. Lam, PA-C's NPI number?

Wai H. Lam, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154566594, issued on Dec 15, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wai H. Lam, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 W Taylor St Ste 2139-D, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 996-9736. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wai H. Lam, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 085003395, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Wai H. Lam, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wai H. Lam, PA-C had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Wai H. Lam, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.7 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.