Dr Ka Wai Tam, MD in Foster City, CA - Medicare Family Practice

Dr Ka Wai Tam, MD is a medicare enrolled "Family Medicine" physician in Foster City, California. He graduated from medical school in 1998 and has 26 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Family Practice. He is a member of the group practice Foster City Medical Center and his current practice location is 1241 E Hillsdale Blvd, Suite 270, Foster City, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (650) 918-5080.

Dr Ka Wai Tam is licensed to practice in California (license number A88242) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1265484588.

Contact Information

	Dr Ka Wai Tam, MD
	1241 E Hillsdale Blvd, Suite 270, Foster City, CA 94404-1241
	(650) 918-5080
	(650) 403-6000

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Ka Wai Tam
Gender	Male
Speciality	Family Practice
Experience	26 Years
Location	1241 E Hillsdale Blvd, Foster City, California
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Ka Wai Tam graduated from medical school in 1998

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1265484588
Provider Enumeration Date: 05/16/2006
Last Update Date: 10/15/2014

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 8921049750
Enrollment ID: I20050520000976

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Ka Wai Tam such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1265484588	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207Q00000X	Family Medicine	A88242 (California)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Peninsula Medical Center	Burlingame, CA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Foster City Medical Center	1052531878	3

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Ka Wai Tam allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Foster City Medical Center
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1255731980 PECOS PAC ID: 1052531878 Enrollment ID: O20140930000835

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Ka Wai Tam is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Ka Wai Tam, MD 1241 E Hillsdale Blvd, Suite 270, Foster City, CA 94404-1241 Ph: (650) 918-5080	Dr Ka Wai Tam, MD 1241 E Hillsdale Blvd, Suite 270, Foster City, CA 94404-1241 Ph: (650) 918-5080

Reviews and Comments

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Dr. Megan L. Ancker, MD Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1241 E. Hillsdale Blvd., 2nd Floor, Foster City, CA 94404 Phone: 650-570-2299 Fax: 650-570-5949
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Dr. Steven Jeffrey Harris, M.D. Family Medicine Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 1098 Foster City Blvd Ste 305, Foster City, CA 94404 Phone: 650-474-2130 Fax: 650-445-0912
Alexander Sable-smith, MD Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1241 E Hillsdale Blvd Ste 200, Foster City, CA 94404 Phone: 650-667-2322

Dr Ka Wai Tam, MD - Medicare Family Practice in Foster City, CA