What is James Forest-Lam's specialty?

James Forest-Lam (NPI 1730116583) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Hampton, VA.

Where does James Forest-Lam practice?

James Forest-Lam practices in Hampton, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1730116583.

How much does Medicare pay James Forest-Lam?

James Forest-Lam (NPI 1730116583) received approximately $25K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 180 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1730116583

James Forest-LamM.D.

Internal MedicineHampton, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

204

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

258

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$25K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,091 Internal Medicine providers in VA — bottom quintile (cohort median 769).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,352

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$331K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Apixaban323 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium315 claims

Furosemide251 claims

Amlodipine Besylate220 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium211 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Forest-Lam's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 14 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BON SECOURS-RICHMOND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LLC	262	777
Richmond Ambulance Authority Ambulance Service Provider · Richmond, VA	76	442
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM AUTHORITY	52	186
Susangeline Strickland Emergency Medicine · Georgetown, SC	22	51
Kristen Schnurman Physician Assistant · Provo, UT	20	29
Vijai Bhola Critical Care (Intensivists) · Atlanta, GA	18	37
Tamara Green Emergency Medicine · Washington, DC	18	52
HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF VIRGINIA INC	18	102
NEWSOME, BOBBETTE	17	30
Karen Killeen Diagnostic Radiology · Richmond, VA	16	48
Susan Caley Diagnostic Radiology · Richmond, VA	15	26
Janette Worthington Diagnostic Radiology · Richmond, VA	15	32

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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