Austin Wei Chang, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Temple, TX
Austin Wei Chang, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1063410439, issued on Jul 11, 2005. Check the license (Texas L3260, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Austin Wei Chang
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- L3260 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1905 SW H K Dodgen Loop, Temple, TX 76502
- Phone
- (254) 773-7785
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (254) 778-7197
- Medicaid ID
- 158159702 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060331000173); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Austin Wei Chang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L3260Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
994 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost337 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate171 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl96 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium96 claims
- Moxifloxacin83 claims
- Timolol Maleate47 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $850.51
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Vision Center OF Texas, PACedar Park, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Austin Wei Chang among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Austin Wei Chang, MD is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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- Kendall Bicknell, MDTemple, TX 765041114276714
- Susan Dittmar, MDTemple, TX 765041679596829
- Mark Foster, M.D.Temple, TX 765041366555393
- Christopher HelpertTemple, TX 765041851405021
- Lai JiangTemple, TX 765041093193625
Common questions
What is Austin Wei Chang, MD's NPI number?
Austin Wei Chang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063410439, issued on Jul 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Austin Wei Chang, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1905 SW H K Dodgen Loop, Temple, TX, 76502. Phone: (254) 773-7785. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Austin Wei Chang, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L3260, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Austin Wei Chang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Austin Wei Chang, MD had 994 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Austin Wei Chang, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.