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Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD

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(Dr. Ka Wai Tam, M.D.)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

1241 E Hillsdale Boulevard Suite 270
Foster City, CA 94404

(650) 918-5080

Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Foster City, CA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, Sutter Health, Sequoia Hospital and Hill Physicians.

Office Locations

1241 E Hillsdale Boulevard Suite 270
Foster City, CA 94404

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Sutter Health

1800 Sullivan Avenue Suite 106
Daly City, CA 94015

(650) 918-5080

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Foster City, CA during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	39
doctor visit	529
lab tests	25
preventive care	39
vaccines	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Foster City, CA during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	601
lab tests	44
preventive care	27
vaccines	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	45
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD in 2013

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	136

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD in 2014

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	155

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD in 2015

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	142

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	186

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD in 2017

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	204

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD in 2018

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	148

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	89

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	25
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	122

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	131

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	36

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	35
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Foster City, CA were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

blood draw	39
doctor visit	222
lab tests	34
preventive care	33
vaccines	33

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	11
Non-Hispanic White	56
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	50

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	4
Depression	2
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	3
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD graduated from University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at Toronto Western Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: Family Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

Residency: Toronto Western Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certification: Family Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Sutter Health

Sequoia Hospital

Hill Physicians

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. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Cigna, Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross of California, Blue Shield of California, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Health Net, Accepted Aetna Plans: Aetna Value Network HMO (AVN), Central Health Plan, CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan), Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO, Canopy Health and Accepted Health Net Plans: ELECT Open Access POS, Large and Small Group: ELECT POS, Large and Small Group: Health Net HMO: Large Group (101+ employees) & Small Group (2-100 employees): Health Net....

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Cigna

Aetna

Anthem Blue Cross of California

Blue Shield of California

Anthem

UnitedHealthcare

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Health Net

Accepted Aetna Plans: Aetna Value Network HMO (AVN)

Central Health Plan

CCHP Health Plan (Chinese Community Health Plan)

Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO

Canopy Health

Accepted Health Net Plans: ELECT Open Access POS, Large and Small Group: ELECT POS, Large and Small Group: Health Net HMO: Large Group (101+ employees) & Small Group (2-100 employees): Health Net...

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD has an average of 2.0 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Foster City, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ka-Wai W Tam, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$91 FARXIGA $40	BREZTRI $19	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $18	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $14
Novo Nordisk Inc	$72 Victoza $52	Ozempic $19
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$68 NURTEC ODT $68
Allergan Inc.	$55 $55
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$42 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $42
Other	$316 Creon $42	Aptima $40	UBRELVY $39	Trintellix $37	QVAR $30	Other $127

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$589
Gift	$55

Biography

Dr. Ka Tam's medical specialty is family medicine. Patient ratings for Dr. Tam average 2.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Tam is professionally affiliated with Sequoia Hospital, Brown and Toland Physicians, and Hill Physicians. He most likely takes Blue Shield, Anthem, and Health Net, as well as other insurance carriers. He has an open panel in Foster City, CA according to Brown and Toland Physicians. His education and training includes medical school at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine and residency at Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital. Dr. Tam (or staff) is conversant in Mandarin, Sign Language, and Cantonese.