2026 NPPES data Otology & Neurotology Physician NPI 1316981392 MD
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CHING-YEN CHANG, MD

Otology & Neurotology Physician in BELLAIRE, Texas. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
910
Medicare Part D claims · 248 beneficiaries · Otology & Neurotology Physician avg: 401
Generic prescribing
95%
generic claims · 5% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
85.8862/100
▲ 3 pts above national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$548.06
6 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

CHING-YEN CHANG, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 85.8862/100 — above the 83.1 national average — and filed 910 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

85.8862/100
MIPS score · +3 vs avg
910
Part D claims, 2023
95%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

CHING-YEN CHANG, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023 — the federal quality measure

86 49th percentile higher than 49% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). This entry sits in this band. 90–100: 189,403 scored providers (40%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

CHING-YEN CHANG, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about CHING-YEN CHANG, MD?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/16/2006

NPI 1316981392

Primary specialty

Otology & Neurotology Physician

Rare

333 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

910 127% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 401

MIPS final score

85.8862/100 2.786200000000008% pts

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Otology & Neurotology Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers

Otology & Neurotology Physician share within Texas

1. Otology & Neurotology Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Otology & Neurotology Physician share within Texas

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

CHING-YEN CHANG, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Otology & Neurotology Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
85.8862/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Otology & Neurotology Physician) — 85.8862/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%85.9%
MIPS final score (Otology & Neurotology Physician) — 85.8862/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

CHING-YEN CHANG, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Otology & Neurotology Physician provider holding MD credentials at 6565 WEST LOOP S STE 350, BELLAIRE, TX, 77401, with a listed phone of (713) 791-9363. NPI 1316981392 was issued on 06/16/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what CHANG most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 910 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 248 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $49K in drug spend, split 5% brand-name and 95% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 7.6%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 85.8862/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 75.4294), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Otology & Neurotology Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 333 enrolled providers across 46 states and an average of 401 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

6565 WEST LOOP S STE 350
BELLAIRE, TX 77401

Provider Details

NPI 1316981392
Specialty Otology & Neurotology Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/16/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

85.8862
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
75.4294
Quality
98
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where CHING-YEN CHANG, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

TEXAS EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALISTS, PLLC
BELLAIRE, TX

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for CHING-YEN CHANG, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$548

Largest payer

Advanced Bionics, LLC

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Texas TMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to CHING-YEN CHANG, MD. To verify CHING-YEN CHANG, MD's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases

TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

CHING-YEN CHANG, MD — brand share 5.0%
Specialty average (est.)

5% brand-name claims vs 95% generic, on 910 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

910
Total Claims
$49K
Total Drug Cost
248
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,095
Total Day Supply
23,829
Brand vs Generic
5% brand / 95% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$15K
Generic Drug Cost
$34K
Opioid Claims
69 (7.6% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.03
Gender Split
61% female / 39% male
Age Distribution
<65: 28, 65-74: 140, 75-84: 65, 85+: 15

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What CHING-YEN CHANG, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Ofloxacin
181
Zonisamide
111
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
96
Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate
75
Tramadol Hcl
69
Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone
Ciprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth
62
Promethazine Hcl
48
Nortriptyline Hcl
39
Amitriptyline Hcl
29
Lorazepam
29

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Otology & Neurotology Physician Overview

How CHING-YEN CHANG, MD fits within the Otology & Neurotology Physician landscape nationally.

333
Otology & Neurotology Physician Providers in US
46
States with Otology & Neurotology Physician
401
Avg Claims per Provider

CHING-YEN CHANG, MD's 910 claims are above the specialty average of 401.

Nearby Otology & Neurotology Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as CHANG.

Compare Otology & Neurotology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CHING-YEN CHANG, MD's specialty?
CHING-YEN CHANG, MD specializes in Otology & Neurotology Physician and practices in BELLAIRE, Texas. Credentials: MD.
How much does CHING-YEN CHANG, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, CHING-YEN CHANG, MD wrote 910 Medicare Part D claims totaling $49K in drug costs for 248 beneficiaries.
What is CHING-YEN CHANG, MD's Medicare quality score?
CHING-YEN CHANG, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 85.8862/100 (Quality: 75.4294). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is CHING-YEN CHANG, MD located?
CHING-YEN CHANG, MD is located at 6565 WEST LOOP S STE 350, BELLAIRE, TX, 77401. Phone: (713) 791-9363.
What is CHING-YEN CHANG, MD's NPI number?
CHING-YEN CHANG, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316981392, issued on 06/16/2006.
Does CHING-YEN CHANG, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
CHING-YEN CHANG, MD's prescribing is 5% brand-name and 95% generic drugs by claim count, with $15K in brand drug costs.
Does CHING-YEN CHANG, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, CHING-YEN CHANG, MD had 69 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 7.6%.
How many Otology & Neurotology Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 333 Otology & Neurotology Physician providers across 46 states in the US. The average Otology & Neurotology Physician provider writes 401 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does CHING-YEN CHANG, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, CHING-YEN CHANG, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Ofloxacin, Zonisamide, Cyclobenzaprine Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does CHING-YEN CHANG, MD accept Medicare?
CHING-YEN CHANG, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 910 Part D claims and 248 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify CHING-YEN CHANG, MD's credentials?
CHING-YEN CHANG, MD's NPI is 1316981392 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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