Physician

Alex Meilan Lam, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Alex Lam, MD (NPI: 1275624264) practices rheumatology in the Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, FL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Broward, FL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is INSTITUTE FOR RHEUMATOLOGY & INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE (NPI: 1457442451; TIN: 20-2897801) and primary practice location at 33027-1720.

Lam's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 365 traditional Medicare patients, billed 171,968 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,576,034 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 96413 (Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less). Part D data shows 2,017 prescription claims across 438 beneficiaries totaling $1,804,791 in drug costs, led by Prolia (Denosumab). DME data shows 12 claims. Open Payments data shows 112 records totaling $2,675. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $654,494 and ending at $1,804,791. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$952K$1.9M2015 Medicare payment: $1,025,333 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $1,184,935 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $1,401,191 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $1,903,218 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,895,928 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,771,832 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,594,106 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,408,413 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,233,189 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,576,034 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015267114,139$1,025,333
2016297128,425$1,184,935
2017418191,495$1,401,191
2018391198,859$1,903,218
2019414180,023$1,895,928
2020337167,986$1,771,832
2021358160,689$1,594,106
2022293159,800$1,408,413
2023315143,960$1,233,189
2024365171,968$1,576,034

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$1.6M$3.1M2015 Drug cost: $654,494 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $827,589 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $1,971,552 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $2,713,887 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $2,648,027 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $2,055,266 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,798,625 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $3,104,416 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,929,143 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,804,791 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20155303,456$654,494
20166894,276$827,589
20178905,513$1,971,552
20188936,087$2,713,887
20197755,071$2,648,027
20205613,924$2,055,266
20215193,770$1,798,625
20225183,012$3,104,416
20234502,256$1,929,143
20244382,017$1,804,791

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$990$2.0K2018 Medicare payment: $1,980 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $197 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/R23$1,980
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/R12$197

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
96413Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less61431$109
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more9999$107
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more231371$101
96401Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle111609$61
J0897Injection, denosumab, 1 mg807,501$20

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
ProliaDenosumab16830,240$295,010
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab22618$216,766
Enbrel MiniEtanercept17476$126,531
Cimzia (2 Pack)Certolizumab Pegol20560$114,876
OrenciaAbatacept/Maltose20560$88,759

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS CodeHCPCS DescriptionSupplier Rental IndicatorTotal Supplier BeneficiariesTotal Supplier ClaimsTotal Medicare Payment Amount
E0140Walker, with trunk support, adjustable or fixed height, any typeYN/R12$197

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.112$2,675Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Alex Meilan Lam, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Alex Meilan Lam, MD (NPI 1275624264), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Alex Meilan Lam, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Alex Meilan Lam, MD?

Alex Meilan Lam, MD is linked to INSTITUTE FOR RHEUMATOLOGY & INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE (billing NPI 1457442451) in the available physician profile data.

Does Alex Meilan Lam, MD have Open Payments data?

Alex Meilan Lam, MD has 112 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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