David Lam, O.D.
Optometrists (Optometrist)
7475 Camino Arroyo
Gilroy, CA 95020
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Santa Clara County includes mental health (13% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- State University of New York - State College Optometry (2014)
- Years since graduation
- 12
- In the NPI registry since
- 2014
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 265
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2014Medical school: State University of New York - State College Optometry
- 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Optometrist primary
CA license 14960
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center San Jose, CA
Medical groups
- County of Santa Clara (1,022 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 265
- Services billed
- 288
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Photography of the retina | 41 | 36 |
| Exam of the internal drainage system of eye | 19 | 18 |
| Imaging of optic nerve | 14 | 14 |
| Exam of visual field with extended testing | 13 | 13 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost Other prescribers in Gilroy, CA | 133 |
| Timolol Maleate Other prescribers in Gilroy, CA | 34 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate Other prescribers in Gilroy, CA | 16 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol (dorzolamide hcl/timolol maleat) Other prescribers in Gilroy, CA | 14 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine Other prescribers in Gilroy, CA | 14 |
| Travoprost Other prescribers in Gilroy, CA | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.