Eric Ping Chiang, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Eric Ping Chiang, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1386962116, issued on May 4, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q2116, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Ping Chiang
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- Q2116 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4302 Ayers St, Corpus Christi, TX 78415
- Phone
- (361) 400-7700
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2010
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2025
- Fax
- (888) 857-3538
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150803001974); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4302 Ayers St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Eric Ping Chiang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q2116Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,104 Medicare Part D claims for 691 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Leflunomide394 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate322 claims
- Prednisone291 claims
- Methotrexate205 claims
- Alendronate Sodium63 claims
- Sulfasalazine60 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,417.73
210 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Eric Ping Chiang Rheumatology Consultant Inc.Corpus Christi, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric Ping Chiang among 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas
Eric Ping Chiang, MD is one of 545 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 417 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Texas
There are 545 rheumatology physician records in Texas.
All 545 in Texas → Every provider in Corpus Christi → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frank Morgan, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784131295146660
- Ann Aleman Weinmann, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111982660338
- Francisco Brito-Aleman, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784111073076964
- Jitendra Vasandani, MDLubbock, TX 784241194707406
- Cindy Rodriguez-Silva, MDCorpus Christi, TX 784041376951657
- Kevin ThompsonCorpus Christi, TX 784041043772999
- Elvin Garcia, M.D.McAllen, TX 785011871547596
- Brian Glazer, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031578590535
Common questions
What is Eric Ping Chiang, MD's NPI number?
Eric Ping Chiang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386962116, issued on May 4, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Ping Chiang, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4302 Ayers St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78415. Phone: (361) 400-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Ping Chiang, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q2116, 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 Eric Ping Chiang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Ping Chiang, MD had 2,104 Medicare Part D claims for 691 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric Ping Chiang, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.