NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Kenneth Chang, M.D.

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Jersey City, NJ

James Kenneth Chang, M.D. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Jersey City, New Jersey, and NPI 1053501916, issued on Jul 26, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08717800, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053501916
Name
James Kenneth Chang
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
License numbers
25MA08717800 NJ
254259 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3144 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone
(201) 792-9339
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(201) 792-9818
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100909000798); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 2006
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify James Kenneth Chang in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

698 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 378 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Chang698
  2. Specialty average1,479

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl102 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen98 claims
  3. Percocet46 claims
  4. Diclofenac Sodium39 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl37 claims
  6. Pregabalin34 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: $320.63

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Chang$320.63
  2. Specialty average$2,193.30

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

  1. All BE Healthy LLCFreehold, NJ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James Kenneth Chang among 91 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in New Jersey

James Kenneth Chang, M.D. is one of 91 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 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 2007, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 73 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in New Jersey

There are 91 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in New Jersey.

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The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raymond Reiter, MDFranklin Lakes, NJ 074171841447380
  2. Ivan Chen, M.D.Little Falls, NJ 074241467632364
  3. Rodion Erenburg, MDRamsey, NJ 074461013306901
  4. Kevin McElroy, DORamsey, NJ 074461013228386
  5. Samantha Sabban, DORidgewood, NJ 074501346700762
  6. Steven Ferrer, M.D.Glen Rock, NJ 074521346590924
  7. Philippe Chemaly, D.O.Wayne, NJ 074701346285434
  8. Devas Modi, DOWayne, NJ 074701629635255

Common questions

What is James Kenneth Chang, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Kenneth Chang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053501916, issued on Jul 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Kenneth Chang, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3144 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ, 07306. Phone: (201) 792-9339. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Kenneth Chang, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08717800, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Kenneth Chang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Kenneth Chang, M.D. had 698 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.