Dr. Anh T. Lam, MD

Dr. Lam practices at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health.

Dr. Lam's NPI, 1043328933, was assigned on August 29, 2006. Dr. Lam graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Lam holds California license C56193.

Dr. Lam's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, at 400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 682-7111.

Dr. Lam's primary practice is Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, part of Cottage Health. Dr. Lam is also affiliated with Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is Sansum Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lam to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lam practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hospitalist is Dr. Lam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Lam is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Lam's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Hawaii, Florida and New York.

Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, anemia, bile duct problems, cardiac arrhythmia, cellulitis, chronic anemia, chronic hypertension and chronic kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Lam treats.

CMS data shows 1,217 Medicare services from Dr. Lam across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 365 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $119,570 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 365 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lam in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 156 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lam's median patient age at 77, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lam wrote 178 Medicare Part D claims for 90 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 22 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $994 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 46 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Lam accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Lam. Dr. Lam has published most often in J Foot Ankle Surg. Dr. Lam's most frequent co-author is Teofilo Espiritu, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Lam from 2 drug and device companies in 2016. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $108.

Dr. Lam graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2004.

Dr. Lam is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.