Physician

Alda Lui Tam, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Alda Tam, M.D. (NPI: 1649283250) practices interventional radiology in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Harris, TX. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is PHYSICIANS REFERRAL SERVICE (NPI: 1073574810; TIN: 760273984) and primary practice location at 77030-4009.

Tam's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 179 traditional Medicare patients, billed 456 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $30,721 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 49180 (Needle biopsy of growth of abdominal cavity). Part D data shows 14 prescription claims across 12 beneficiaries totaling $32 in drug costs. Open Payments data shows 5 records totaling $500,389. 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 has declined steadily, from $52,234 to $30,721. Similarly, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $163 to $32. 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$26K$52K2015 Medicare payment: $52,234 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $36,224 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $40,298 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $48,396 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $51,126 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $45,214 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $32,742 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $32,823 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $28,053 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $30,721 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015236755$52,234
2016218559$36,224
2017242665$40,298
2018270778$48,396
2019260805$51,126
2020209683$45,214
2021177511$32,742
2022174474$32,823
2023158416$28,053
2024179456$30,721

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$154$3082017 Drug cost: $163 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $308 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $116 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $76 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $32 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/R12$163
2018N/R11$308
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/R13$116
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
20231214$76
20241214$32

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = 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
49180Needle biopsy of growth of abdominal cavity2222$59
77012Review by radiologist of ct guidance for needle placement6364$53
76942Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement2727$24
99152Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes7375$10
71045X-ray of chest, 1 view2045$7

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Part D summary data is connected for 2024, but public drug-level costs are not available, so a Top 5 by total drug costs cannot be shown.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.4$389Boston Scientific Corporation
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.1$500,000Boston Scientific Corporation
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Alda Lui Tam, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Alda Lui Tam, M.D. (NPI 1649283250), 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 Alda Lui Tam, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

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

What billing organization is linked to Alda Lui Tam, M.D.?

Alda Lui Tam, M.D. is linked to PHYSICIANS REFERRAL SERVICE (billing NPI 1073574810) in the available physician profile data.

Does Alda Lui Tam, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Alda Lui Tam, M.D. has 5 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.