Alexander Tae-Shik Chang, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Escondido, CA
Alexander Tae-Shik Chang, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1376860056, issued on Apr 21, 2010. Check the license (California A123245, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Tae-Shik Chang
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A123245 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2130 Citracado Pkwy Ste 300, Escondido, CA 92029
- Phone
- (760) 739-7666
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130717000660); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2130 Citracado Pkwy Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alexander Tae-Shik Chang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A123245Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
652 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims. 101 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Xarelto207 claims
- Clopidogrel90 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen65 claims
- Eliquis64 claims
- Gavilyte-G53 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $21,409.32
67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Arch Health Partners IncPoway, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Alexander Tae-Shik Chang, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander Tae-Shik Chang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376860056, issued on Apr 21, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Tae-Shik Chang, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2130 Citracado Pkwy Ste 300, Escondido, CA, 92029. Phone: (760) 739-7666. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Tae-Shik Chang, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A123245, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Tae-Shik Chang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Tae-Shik Chang, M.D. had 652 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander Tae-Shik Chang, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.