What is Steve Chang's specialty?

Steve Chang (NPI 1639376064) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Monterey, CA.

Where does Steve Chang practice?

Steve Chang practices in Monterey, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1639376064.

How much does Medicare pay Steve Chang?

Steve Chang (NPI 1639376064) received approximately $151K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 328 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1639376064

Steve ChangMD

General SurgeryMonterey, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

460

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

582

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$63K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,763 General Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 269).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

168

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Tramadol Hcl41 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium35 claims

Oxycodone Hcl25 claims

Neomycin Sulfate16 claims

Metronidazole15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.6

Quality

81.8

Cost

73.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.49%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2K

Education$1K

Travel and Lodging$332

Food and Beverage$292

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2K

Education$1K

Travel and Lodging$332

Food and Beverage$292

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Steve 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). 15 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Mark Vierra General Surgery · Monterey, CA	69	293
Anthony Filly Diagnostic Radiology · Carmel, CA	38	79
Joan Frisoli Diagnostic Radiology · Monterey, CA	32	97
Cary Yeh Diagnostic Radiology · Monterey, CA	31	75
Andrew Schmidt Diagnostic Radiology · Monterey, CA	26	76
Jeffrey Keating Pathology · Monterey, CA	25	42
David Gardner Pathology · Monterey, CA	22	36
American Medical Response West Ambulance Service Provider · Salinas, CA	20	56
Guru Khalsa Hospitalist · Bozeman, MT	18	85
Robert Gardner Diagnostic Radiology · Monterey, CA	18	53
Ernst Hansch Diagnostic Radiology · Edina, MN	18	43
Jose Mendez Hospitalist · Monterey, CA	14	92

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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