Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Howard Chang, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Wichita, KS

Howard Chang, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Wichita, Kansas, and NPI 1770757718, issued on Apr 22, 2008. Check the license (Kansas 04-32972, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1770757718
Name
Howard Chang
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
04-32972 KS
MT185966 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
929 N Saint Francis St, Wichita, KS 67214
Phone
(316) 268-5775
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2008
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 929 N Saint Francis St

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

  1. Bryan Adams, CRNARegistered Nurse1013191816
  2. Komi Agbodzie, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1063842367
  3. Richard Allenbach, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1417191024
  4. Breanna Allender, CRNARegistered Nurse1669828505
  5. Thomas AmbrosePhysical Therapist1497229462
  6. Lisa Anderson, CRNARegistered Nurse1922234137

Verify Howard Chang in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
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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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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

215 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Howard Chang215
  2. Specialty average355

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
  2. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro16 claims
  3. Ondansetron Hcl15 claims
  4. Prednisone14 claims
  5. Ibuprofen13 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 90.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score77.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $24.20

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated. The 12,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,340.71 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Howard Chang$24.20
  2. Specialty average$1,340.71

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

3 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Hutchinson Regional Medical Center IncHutchinson, KS · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
  2. Cep America - Kansas LLCWichita, KS
  3. Rock Regional Hospital LLCDerby, KS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Kansas

There are 441 emergency medicine physician records in Kansas.

Other emergency medicine physician records in Kansas

  1. Keisuke AbeWichita, KS1972097848
  2. Joshua Abernathy, MDOlathe, KS1699208447
  3. Shyam Akkulugari, MD., MPHOverland Park, KS1326031006
  4. Ekaterina Alberts, MDTopeka, KS1780633677
  5. James Alford, D.O.Roeland Park, KS1972746998
  6. Dennis Allin, MDKansas City, KS1174632137
  7. Victoria Allison, DOKansas City, KS1407818495
  8. Joseph Arellano, DOFt Riley, KS1437775301
  9. Henry Arst, MDOverland Park, KS1841292497
  10. Lawrence Asbury, MDOlathe, KS1326152752

Common questions

What is Howard Chang, MD's NPI number?

Howard Chang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770757718, issued on Apr 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Chang, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 929 N Saint Francis St, Wichita, KS, 67214. Phone: (316) 268-5775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Chang, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-32972, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Howard Chang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Howard Chang, MD had 215 Medicare Part D claims for 151 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Howard Chang, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.