Candy Kaihing Chan, MD, PHD
Ophthalmology Physician · South Pasadena, CA
Candy Kaihing Chan, MD, PHD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in South Pasadena, California, and NPI 1497876254, issued on Apr 2, 2007. Check the license (California A98768, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Candy Kaihing Chan
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A98768 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 709 Fremont Ave Ste C, South Pasadena, CA 91030
- Phone
- (626) 507-5655
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 12, 2023
- Fax
- (626) 507-5656
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100727000925); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Candy Kaihing Chan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A98768Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
87 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Valacyclovir20 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol13 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate11 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: $51.59
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, 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.
Candy Kaihing Chan among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Candy Kaihing Chan, MD, PHD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2007, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Candy Kaihing Chan, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Candy Kaihing Chan, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497876254, issued on Apr 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Candy Kaihing Chan, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 709 Fremont Ave Ste C, South Pasadena, CA, 91030. Phone: (626) 507-5655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Candy Kaihing Chan, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A98768, 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 Candy Kaihing Chan, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Candy Kaihing Chan, MD, PHD had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 27 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.