Dr. David Lam, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Lam
Dr. David Lam is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician in Tarpon Springs, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lam performed 21,522 Medicare services across 10,506 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lam received a total of $101 from 5 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 6 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in mohs-micrographic surgery physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Lam is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 8,806 | $5 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 3,101 | $62 | $138 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 2,175 | $36 | $107 |
| Skin biopsy, tangential | 1,705 | $68 | $159 |
| Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth | 1,243 | $38 | $79 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks | 601 | $479 | $1,091 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 568 | $123 | $263 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 456 | $78 | $179 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm | 325 | $191 | $776 |
| Complicated repair of wound of scalp, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 320 | $219 | $685 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 222 | $82 | $201 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 212 | $75 | $176 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 204 | $1 | $4 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 190 | $92 | $398 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 187 | $98 | $286 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks | 184 | $466 | $1,004 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 136 | $318 | $673 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 118 | $42 | $85 |
| Complicated repair of wound of trunk, 2.6-7.5 cm | 81 | $291 | $658 |
| Biopsy of ear | 79 | $48 | $144 |
| Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm | 65 | $197 | $474 |
| Punch biopsy, first skin growth | 60 | $87 | $201 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 2.6-7.5 cm | 41 | $195 | $843 |
| Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | 37 | $604 | $1,218 |
| Tissue pathology examination, moderate complexity | 37 | $48 | $260 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 36 | $10 | $24 |
| Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | 31 | $86 | $204 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 30 | $98 | $328 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 29 | $111 | $281 |
| Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | 28 | $29 | $87 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 27 | $66 | $234 |
| Acne surgery | 23 | $86 | $174 |
| Complicated repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lip, 1.1-2.5 cm | 20 | $166 | $674 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 20 | $118 | $336 |
| Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 19 | $130 | $298 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 18 | $105 | $456 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 17 | $63 | $280 |
| Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks | 17 | $304 | $650 |
| Biopsy of lip | 15 | $95 | $184 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 13 | $73 | $190 |
| Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 1.1-2.5 cm | 13 | $152 | $597 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 13 | $56 | $108 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2022 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2022)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2022 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Lam is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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