NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Catherine Chang

Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX

Catherine Chang is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1700406725, issued on Apr 20, 2020. Check the license (Texas U2171, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700406725
Name
Catherine Chang
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
U2171 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
401 Branard St # 302, Houston, TX 77006
Phone
(713) 366-7444
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2020
Record last updated
Sep 16, 2024
Fax
(713) 351-7361
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230616000139); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  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
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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

212 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Catherine Chang212
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Aripiprazole20 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl20 claims
  3. Fluoxetine Hcl14 claims
  4. Clonazepam13 claims
  5. Propranolol Hcl13 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: $51.94

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Catherine Chang$51.94
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. Legacy Community Health Services, IncHouston, TX

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

Catherine Chang among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas

Catherine Chang is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas

There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Holly Crisp, M.D.Houston, TX 770061619108883
  2. Ricardo Delcid, MDHouston, TX 770061023349867
  3. Gabrielle Hobday, M.D.Houston, TX 770061992954846
  4. Tayfun Karakoc, M.D.Houston, TX 770061265487904
  5. Stephanie Kwok, MDHouston, TX 770061861656704
  6. Chad Lemaire, MDHouston, TX 770061235392432
  7. Michael Lesem, MDHouston, TX 770061871605998
  8. Nathalie Marie, MDHouston, TX 770061730354812

Common questions

What is Catherine Chang's NPI number?

Catherine Chang's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700406725, issued on Apr 20, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Catherine Chang located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 Branard St # 302, Houston, TX, 77006. Phone: (713) 366-7444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Catherine Chang's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U2171, 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 Catherine Chang prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Catherine Chang had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.