What is Richard Chang's specialty?

Richard Chang (NPI 1174587695) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Hickory, NC.

Where does Richard Chang practice?

Richard Chang practices in Hickory, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1174587695.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Chang?

Richard Chang (NPI 1174587695) received approximately $336K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,587 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1174587695

Richard ChangM.D.

PRACTICEGRAYSTONE EYE SURGERY CENTER LLCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyHickory, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,480

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,809

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$332K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 512 Ophthalmology providers in NC — above median (cohort median 2,093).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,589

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$321K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

31.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate480 claims

Cyclosporine171 claims

Fluorometholone148 claims

Latanoprost126 claims

Acyclovir104 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.8

Quality

99.5

Cost

79.9

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.79%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$843

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$843

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$843

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Chang'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). 38 inbound referrers · 67 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Graystone Eye Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Hickory, NC	334	967
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	146	340
Mary Prince Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Hickory, NC	73	132
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	44	86
WILLIAMS, RANDAL	35	117
CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	34	78
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	33	82
CLONTZ, GEOFFREY	33	58
THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	33	53
Roderick Hargrove Ophthalmology · Hickory, NC	24	43
Crystal Hefner Optometry · Newton, NC	23	81
Piedmont Pathology Associates Inc Clinical Laboratory · Hickory, NC	22	32

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Graystone Eye Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Hickory, NC	308	760
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	192	396
Mary Prince Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Hickory, NC	172	554
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	141	302
DLP FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC	131	264
CLONTZ, GEOFFREY	79	272
REYNOLDS, JAMES	60	154
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL	50	115
Thomas Williams Ophthalmology · Hickory, NC	45	201
CAMP, DALE	45	117
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	35	92
Roderick Hargrove Ophthalmology · Hickory, NC	33	60

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.

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