Charlene D. Chang-Smith, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Oroville, CA
Charlene D. Chang-Smith, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Oroville, California, and NPI 1871550939, issued on May 1, 2006. Check the license (California A070256, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charlene D. Chang-Smith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A070256 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2809 Olive Hwy, Oroville, CA 95966
- Phone
- (530) 532-7650
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A702560 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040802001390); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charlene D. Chang-Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A070256Check 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
1,844 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost320 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine209 claims
- Azelastine Hcl179 claims
- Timolol Maleate168 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate165 claims
- Erythromycin147 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): 73.3 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: $5,715.27
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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
- Orohealth Corporation A Non Profit Healthcare SystemOroville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charlene D. Chang-Smith among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Charlene D. Chang-Smith, MD 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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- Thu-Trang Phung, M.D.Oroville, CA 959661093764052
- Eric Stevens, MD/PHDOroville, CA 959661972761815
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Common questions
What is Charlene D. Chang-Smith, MD's NPI number?
Charlene D. Chang-Smith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871550939, issued on May 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charlene D. Chang-Smith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2809 Olive Hwy, Oroville, CA, 95966. Phone: (530) 532-7650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charlene D. Chang-Smith, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A070256, 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 Charlene D. Chang-Smith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charlene D. Chang-Smith, MD had 1,844 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charlene D. Chang-Smith, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.3 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.