Benjamin Chang, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Garden City, NY
Benjamin Chang, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Garden City, New York, and NPI 1598756793, issued on Nov 4, 2005. Check the license (New York 1935731, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Chang
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 1935731 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 Endo Blvd, Garden City, NY 11530
- Phone
- (516) 832-8000
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (516) 832-8379
- Medicaid ID
- 01598681 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110301000003); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Chang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 1935731Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,841 Medicare Part D claims for 476 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
- Prednisolone Acetate383 claims
- Ofloxacin339 claims
- Latanoprost293 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol119 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine110 claims
- Prolensa97 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $444.21
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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
- Ophthalmic Consultants OF Long IslandGarden City, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Chang among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Benjamin Chang, MD is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 71% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
All 1,822 in New York → Every provider in Garden City → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eric Donnenfeld, M.D.Garden City, NY 115301891790770
- Sima Doshi-Carnevale, MDGarden City, NY 115301073932273
- Thierry Hufnagel, MDGarden City, NY 115301245220490
- William Kasper, M.D.Garden City, NY 115301851307987
- Marilyn Ogrady, M.D.Garden City, NY 115301184640278
- Shyam Patel, MDGarden City, NY 115301326428533
- Rebecca Stein, MDGarden City, NY 115301366069510
- Paul Svitra, MDGarden City, NY 115301730230533
Common questions
What is Benjamin Chang, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Chang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598756793, issued on Nov 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Chang, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Endo Blvd, Garden City, NY, 11530. Phone: (516) 832-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Chang, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 1935731, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Chang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Chang, MD had 1,841 Medicare Part D claims for 476 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.