Daniel H. Chang, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Daniel H. Chang, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1184618266, issued on Sep 6, 2005. Check the license (California A102116, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel H. Chang
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- A102116 CA
33904 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4105 Empire Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93309
- Phone
- (661) 325-3937
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2024
- Fax
- (661) 283-3937
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081016000395); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel H. Chang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A102116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
81 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 59% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate37 claims
- Ofloxacin20 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): 62.3 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: $63,977.01
73 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, 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 2 group practices
- Ace Eyecare IncBakersfield, CA
- Empire Eye And Laser Center IncBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel H. Chang among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Daniel H. Chang, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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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- Ronald Morton, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933091144242652
- James Shuler, MDBakersfield, CA 933091952414807
- David Hair, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933081518173939
Common questions
What is Daniel H. Chang, MD's NPI number?
Daniel H. Chang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184618266, issued on Sep 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel H. Chang, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4105 Empire Dr, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. Phone: (661) 325-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel H. Chang, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A102116, 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 H. Chang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel H. Chang, MD had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel H. Chang, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 62.3 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.