Dr. Albert Lam, MD

Dr. Lam practices at Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation in Beverly Hills, California.

Dr. Lam's NPI, 1568572717, was assigned on August 30, 2006. Dr. Lam graduated from Albany Medical College in 1970. Dr. Lam holds California license G29172.

Dr. Lam's primary practice is Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation, at 8501 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 385-3200.

Dr. Lam's primary practice is Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation in Beverly Hills, California. Dr. Lam is also affiliated with Torrance Memorial Medical Center. The medical group on file is Cedars-Sinai Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lam to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lam practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Lam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Lam is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Lam is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, appendectomy, cancerous skin growth removal, colon removal, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Lam treats.

CMS data shows 149 Medicare services from Dr. Lam across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 133 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,786 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 133 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lam in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 65 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lam's median patient age at 62, with 43% women.

In 2026, Dr. Lam wrote 197 Medicare Part D claims for 146 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 138 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $761 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 83 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Lam accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of hernia repair - groin (open) by Dr. Lam, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Lam, published from 2014 to 2023. 2021 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are ADP Ribose Transferases, NAD and Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1. Dr. Lam's most frequent co-authors are Yong Zhang, MD, Terry Eli Hill, MD and Dan Osterweil, MD, FACP, CMD.

CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Lam from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $717.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Lam, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.

Dr. Lam graduated from Albany Medical College in 1970. Dr. Lam is a member of ACS.

Dr. Lam is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.