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Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)
Professional interests include: low vision, contact lenses
7862 El Cajon Boulevard
La Mesa, CA 91942

Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD is an optometrist in La Mesa, CA specializing in optometry (primary eye care). Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD is affiliated with Sharp HealthCare.

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Office Locations

7862 El Cajon Boulevard
La Mesa, CA 91942
(619) 644-6405
(619) 461-5158
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Sharp HealthCare

8701 Cuyamaca Street Floor 3
Santee, CA 92071
(619) 568-8220
(619) 568-8089
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In The News 

“Jennifer Tam, also an optometrist for Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, has written about the growing incidence of Digital Eye Strain among children and recommends parents set time limits and...”—"Managing screen time", The San Diego Union-Tribune, December 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD treated as an optometrist in La Mesa, CA during 2012 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD treated as an optometrist in La Mesa, CA during 2013 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 15
eye procedures 105

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD.

Gender
Male 35
Female 89
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 76
Black 0
Hispanic 27
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 51
From 75 to 84 36
85 and over 19
Less than 65 18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD in 2013

Hypertension 54
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 19
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 48
Dementia 0
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD treated as an optometrist in La Mesa, CA during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 17
eye procedures 71

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD.

Gender
Male 32
Female 67
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 60
Black 0
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 38
From 75 to 84 30
85 and over 14
Less than 65 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD in 2014

Hypertension 63
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 15
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 49
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD treated as an optometrist in La Mesa, CA during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 62
eye procedures 152

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD.

Gender
Male 138
Female 248
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 260
Black 32
Hispanic 58
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 178
From 75 to 84 104
85 and over 52
Less than 65 52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD in 2015

Hypertension 59
High Cholesterol 53
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 22
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 28
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 45
Dementia 6
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD treated as an optometrist in La Mesa, CA during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 29
eye procedures 96

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD.

Gender
Male 43
Female 90
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 96
Black 0
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 71
From 75 to 84 36
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD in 2016

Hypertension 62
High Cholesterol 44
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 23
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 44
Dementia 0
Cancer 9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD treated as an optometrist in La Mesa, CA during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 52
eye procedures 144

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD.

Gender
Male 57
Female 118
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 127
Black 15
Hispanic 17
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 73
From 75 to 84 49
85 and over 28
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD in 2017

Hypertension 58
High Cholesterol 42
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 25
Depression 21
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 37
Dementia 8
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD treated as an optometrist in La Mesa, CA during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 16
eye procedures 264

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD.

Gender
Male 67
Female 129
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 142
Black 13
Hispanic 26
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 100
From 75 to 84 47
85 and over 24
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD in 2018

Hypertension 51
High Cholesterol 41
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 36
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 8
Diabetes 43
Dementia 8
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD treated as an optometrist in La Mesa, CA during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 265

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD.

Gender
Male 75
Female 130
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 158
Black 0
Hispanic 25
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 115
From 75 to 84 50
85 and over 20
Less than 65 20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD in 2019

Hypertension 51
High Cholesterol 42
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 20
Chronic Kidney Disease 29
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 6
Diabetes 43
Dementia 6
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD treated as an optometrist in La Mesa, CA during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 192

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD.

Gender
Male 65
Female 105
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 121
Black 0
Hispanic 21
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 88
From 75 to 84 48
85 and over 21
Less than 65 13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD in 2020

Hypertension 55
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 27
Depression 19
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 9
Diabetes 39
Dementia 8
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD treated as an optometrist in La Mesa, CA during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 287

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD.

Gender
Male 84
Female 130
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 171
Black 17
Hispanic 13
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 114
From 75 to 84 68
85 and over 20
Less than 65 12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD in 2021

Hypertension 50
High Cholesterol 45
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 20
Depression 14
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 6
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7
Diabetes 45
Dementia 7
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD treated as an optometrist in La Mesa, CA during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures 283

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD.

Gender
Male 78
Female 122
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 151
Black 15
Hispanic 14
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 106
From 75 to 84 53
85 and over 29
Less than 65 12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD in 2022

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 15
Depression 14
Chronic Kidney Disease 21
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11
Diabetes 44
Dementia 0
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD treated as an optometrist in La Mesa, CA were eye procedures.

doctor visit 31
eye procedures 170

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD.

Gender
Female 111
Male 61
Ethnicity
Black / African American 8
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 123
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 21
Other 0
Age
85 and over 20
75 to 84 47
Less than 65 17
65 to 74 84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 51
High Cholesterol 44
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 20
Depression 16
Chronic Kidney Disease 27
Asthma 3
Osteoporosis 3
Heart Failure 14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 4
Diabetes 39
Atrial Fibrillation 7
Dementia 3
Cancer 6

Education & Training

She completed residency at University of California, Berkeley. She has a state license in California.

Residency: University of California, Berkeley

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sharp HealthCare

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD appears to accept the following insurance providers: TRICARE, Cigna, Aetna, Self-Pay/Uninsured, Blue Shield of California, UnitedHealthcare, Sharp Health Plan, Anthem, Beech Street, Health Net, Medicare, HealthSmart, Humana and Whole Foods Market.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD accepts the following insurance providers:

TRICARE
Cigna
Aetna
Self-Pay/Uninsured
Blue Shield of California
UnitedHealthcare
Sharp Health Plan
Anthem
Beech Street
Health Net
Medicare
HealthSmart
Humana
Whole Foods Market

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 505 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD from all over the web to help you find the right in La Mesa, CA. 

4.9
Overall Rating
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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Jennifer Ngai Yen Tam, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Shire North American Group Inc $172 XIIDRA
$172
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. $135 MIEBO
$118 		XIIDRA
$17
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $74 XIIDRA
$74
Alcon Laboratories Inc $56 AcrySof
$56
Alcon Vision LLC $18 TOTAL30
$18
Other $43 LUMIGAN
$18 		TYRVAYA
$15 		Soft contact lenses
$10
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $498

Biography

Dr. Jennifer Tam's specialty is optometry (primary eye care). Patients gave Dr. Tam an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Her areas of expertise consist of contact lenses and low vision. She is affiliated with Sharp HealthCare. She takes Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, and Blue California, in addition to other insurance carriers. She has an open panel in Santee, CA according to Sharp HealthCare.

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