Daniel W. Chang, MD
Neurology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Daniel W. Chang, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1194761841, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (California A61662, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel W. Chang
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- A61662 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 S Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90057
- Phone
- (213) 484-6000
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A616620 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050103001044); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel W. Chang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A61662Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
9,336 Medicare Part D claims for 1,216 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Memantine Hcl Er2,416 claims
- Donepezil Hcl1,211 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa636 claims
- Memantine Hcl577 claims
- Gabapentin536 claims
- Sertraline Hcl413 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $906.56
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
Daniel W. Chang among 2,339 neurology physician records in California
Daniel W. Chang, MD is one of 2,339 neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,628 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Daniel W. Chang, MD's NPI number?
Daniel W. Chang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194761841, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel W. Chang, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 S Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA, 90057. Phone: (213) 484-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel W. Chang, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A61662, 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 Daniel W. Chang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel W. Chang, MD had 9,336 Medicare Part D claims for 1,216 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel W. Chang, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.