Dr. Al Alam, MD
- Medicare services, 2023
- 54
- Part D claims, 2024
- 564
- Publications
- 5
- Industry payments
- $143
- Affiliated sites
- 2
- Practice address
- 9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Practice phone
- Call (858) 453-0753
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Scripps Clinic OB-GYN La Jolla Campus
La Jolla, California
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Dr. Al Alam is a psychiatrist in La Jolla, California
Dr. Alam practices at Scripps Clinic OB-GYN La Jolla Campus in La Jolla, California.
Dr. Alam's NPI, 1174700678, was assigned on January 28, 2008. Dr. Alam graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Alam's New York license number on file is 238375.
- NPI
- 1174700678NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9133290760
- NPI enumeration date
- January 28, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (858) 453-0753
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1995
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Al Alam practices at Scripps Clinic OB-GYN La Jolla Campus in La Jolla, California
Dr. Alam's primary practice is Scripps Clinic OB-GYN La Jolla Campus, at 9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 453-0753.
- Scripps Clinic OB-GYN La Jolla Campus9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037 · San Diego CountyPhone(858) 453-0753
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Al Alam is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Alam's primary practice is Scripps Clinic OB-GYN La Jolla Campus in La Jolla, California. The medical group on file is LifeStance Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alam to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Al Alam's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Alam practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Scripps Clinic OB-GYN La Jolla Campus | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Al Alam is one of 6,803 psychiatrists in California
Psychiatry is Dr. Alam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Alam is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Alam's licenses on file in 3 states: New York, California and Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Psychiatry, New YorkPrimary
- California license
- Pennsylvania license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, drug use disorders and insomnia among the conditions Dr. Alam treats.
Psychiatrists near Dr. Alam
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Al Alam billed Medicare for 54 services in 2023
CMS data shows 54 Medicare services from Dr. Alam across 1 procedure code in 2023, all of them office visits. Medicare paid $5,639 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Alam's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 402023: 5435%
- Tests and treatments
- 2022: 182023: 0100%
Dr. Alam compared with the California median for psychiatrists, 2023
- Dr. Alam
- California median
- Medicare services
- 54vs 11955% below
- Part D claims
- 464vs 1443.2 times
Medians across 6,809 psychiatrists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Alam's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Al Alam's patients have a median age of 52
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Alam's median patient age at 52, with 60% women.
Dr. Alam's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 52
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men38%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Al Alam wrote 564 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Alam wrote 564 Medicare Part D claims for 54 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 464 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $21,868 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 385 claims across 15 drugs.
Dr. Alam's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic541 claims96%
- Brand-name23 claims4%
Dr. Alam's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Alam's Part D claims, 2024
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over6%34 of 564 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3852024: 46421%
Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 15 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Al Alam offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Alam accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Alam as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Al Alam has 5 publications on record
Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Alam, published from 2017 to 2025. The most frequent topics are Emergency Service, Hospital, Emergency Services, Psychiatric and Surgical Clearance. Dr. Alam has published most often in Psychiatr Clin North Am. Dr. Alam's most frequent co-authors are Nidal Jihad Moukaddam, James Colin Rachal, MD and Veronica T. Tucci, MD.
Dr. Alam's papers by year, 2017 to 2025
Topics Dr. Alam writes about most
- Emergency Service, Hospital
- Emergency Services, Psychiatric
- Surgical Clearance
Dr. Alam's most frequent co-authors
- Nidal Jihad Moukaddam2 shared papers
- James Colin Rachal, MD2 shared papers
- Veronica T. Tucci, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Alam
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord
Psychosomatics
Psychiatr Clin North Am
Psychiatr Clin North Am
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Al Alam received $143 in industry payments in 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Alam from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. paid the most, $143.
Companies that paid Dr. Alam the most, 2025 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Al Alam graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Alam graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 1995.
- Medical school
- Board certified in psychiatry
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Al Alam accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Alam is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Alam accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO9
- HMO5
- POS3
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Al Alam's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Al Alam's NPI number?
Dr. Al Alam's NPI number is 1174700678. It was assigned on January 28, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Al Alam?
Dr. Al Alam is a psychiatrist in La Jolla, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).
Where does Dr. Al Alam practice?
Dr. Alam practices at 9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037. Dr. Alam's primary practice is Scripps Clinic OB-GYN La Jolla Campus in La Jolla, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alam to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Al Alam's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Alam is (858) 453-0753.
What is Dr. Al Alam's medical license number?
Dr. Alam's New York license number on file is 238375, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Al Alam been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Alam in New York (2005 to 2018), California (2018 to 2025) and Pennsylvania (2008 to 2014).
What medical group is Dr. Al Alam part of?
Dr. Alam is linked to LifeStance Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Alam to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Al Alam accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Alam billed Medicare for 54 services in 2023, and Dr. Alam accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Al Alam offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Alam as offering telehealth services.
Is Dr. Al Alam board certified?
Yes. Dr. Alam is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
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What services does Dr. Al Alam bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Alam's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Al Alam go to medical school?
Dr. Alam graduated from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in 1995.
What drugs does Dr. Al Alam prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Alam's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Bupropion XL and Clonazepam.
Has Dr. Al Alam received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $143 in general payments to Dr. Alam from 1 company from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc.
How long has Dr. Al Alam been practicing?
Dr. Alam graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.
Does Dr. Al Alam do research?
Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Alam, published from 2017 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Al Alam publish with?
Dr. Alam's most frequent co-authors are Nidal Jihad Moukaddam (2 shared papers), James Colin Rachal, MD (2 shared papers) and Veronica T. Tucci, MD (2 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Al Alam accept?
Dr. Alam is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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