Walter Lam, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · New Orleans, LA
Walter Lam, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1629631643, issued on Apr 16, 2019. Check the license with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Lam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- Practice location
- 1401 Jefferson Hwy FL Center1, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-3260
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2019
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240904000678); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1401 Jefferson Hwy FL Center1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mark Bell, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407383029
Verify Walter Lam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% more Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
219 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium23 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
- Furosemide16 claims
- Nifedipine Er15 claims
- Jardiance14 claims
- Allopurinol13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,013.42
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCGretna, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Lam among 3,342 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Louisiana
Walter Lam, MD is one of 3,342 student in an organized health care education/training program records with a practice address in Louisiana. 38% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 10% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 3% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 100 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 17% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 390200000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,382 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 1,382 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 3,342 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Louisiana.
All 3,342 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program nationwide →
The 8 student in an organized health care education/training program records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Mohammad AlrehailiNew Orleans, LA 701211205271665
- Badr Alsaleh, M.B.B.S. (MD)New Orleans, LA 701211538504287
- Ahlam Alzenaidi, MBBSNew Orleans, LA 701211326467671
- Salem Assiri, M.B.B.SNew Orleans, LA 701211467721696
- Lena GowharjiNew Orleans, LA 701211184069106
- Michael HintonNew Orleans, LA 701211568807311
Common questions
What is Walter Lam, MD's NPI number?
Walter Lam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629631643, issued on Apr 16, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Lam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 Jefferson Hwy FL Center1, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-3260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Lam, MD's license?
Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter Lam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Lam, MD had 219 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.