NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Helen Ching-Yei Chang, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Mission Viejo, CA

Helen Ching-Yei Chang, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Mission Viejo, California, and NPI 1639134687, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license (California A65088, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639134687
Name
Helen Ching-Yei Chang
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A65088 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
25982 Pala, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Phone
(949) 588-0051
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(949) 588-0052
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 25982 Pala

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Vanessa Cruz, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1740396340
  2. Linda Davis, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1871664987
  3. James Dugue, O.D.Optometrist1659306330
  4. Kenneth Hayashida, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1497764641
  5. Petra Place, PTPhysical Therapist1023184306
  6. Todd Plocher, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1457452625

Verify Helen Ching-Yei Chang in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,754 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 54 claims were for opioids.

  1. Helen Chang1,754
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium113 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate94 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium66 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium63 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium57 claims
  6. Gabapentin48 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $146.24

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Helen Chang$146.24
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Helen Ching-Yei Chang among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Helen Ching-Yei Chang, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

58 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Mission Viejo

They are 58 of the 2,156 NPPES records with a practice address in Mission Viejo, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bahman Badie, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911396721916
  2. Sherif El Sokkary, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911710964432
  3. Dennis Haghighat, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911568449171
  4. Mark Hauptman, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911801873427
  5. Raymond Kwa, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911609853092
  6. Murray Margolis, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911457338857
  7. Vy Nguyen, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911881671154
  8. Nader Noorian, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911861479057

Common questions

What is Helen Ching-Yei Chang, MD's NPI number?

Helen Ching-Yei Chang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639134687, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Helen Ching-Yei Chang, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25982 Pala, Mission Viejo, CA, 92691. Phone: (949) 588-0051. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Helen Ching-Yei Chang, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A65088, 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 Helen Ching-Yei Chang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Helen Ching-Yei Chang, MD had 1,754 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.