NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Naidrin Chang, M.D.

Clinical Pathology Physician · Houston, TX

Brian Naidrin Chang, M.D. is a clinical pathology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1457609190, issued on Aug 28, 2012. Check the license (Texas R3489, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457609190
Name
Brian Naidrin Chang
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZC0006X
License numbers
R3489 TX
R-10640 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 792-6161
Enumerated
Aug 28, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
375364202 TX
375364201 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170809000583); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1515 Holcombe Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ashley Aaroe, MDNeurology Physician1902295793
  2. Linda Abad, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063928240
  3. Cynthia Abarado, RN, GNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1851471049
  4. Hussein Abbas, MD, PHDInternal Medicine Physician1609220532
  5. James Abbruzzese, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1134233224
  6. Karim Abdeldaem, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558056200

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $173.56

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was 3-D Matrix, Inc. The 86 providers of this specialty with any payment received $17,997.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Chang$174
  2. Specialty average$17,997

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

  1. University OF Texas Health Science Center AT HoustonHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brian Naidrin Chang among 32 clinical pathology physician records in Texas

Brian Naidrin Chang, M.D. is one of 32 clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 41% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2009 among the 16 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZC0006X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Clinical Pathology Physician providers in Texas

There are 32 clinical pathology physician records in Texas.

The 8 clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hector Alvarez, M.DHouston, TX 770301578050308
  2. Stephen Cheney, MD, MHAHouston, TX 770301013413251
  3. Qiong Gan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301194091660
  4. Nnaemeka Ibeh, D.O.Houston, TX 770301437641826
  5. Mike Perez, MDHouston, TX 770301194929778
  6. Meredith Reyes, MDHouston, TX 770301841438215
  7. Hila Shaim, MDHouston, TX 770301609303726
  8. Ashok Tholpady, M.D.Houston, TX 770301023452539

Common questions

What is Brian Naidrin Chang, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brian Naidrin Chang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457609190, issued on Aug 28, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Naidrin Chang, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Naidrin Chang, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R3489, 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.

What is Brian Naidrin Chang, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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.