NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John W. Chang, MD

Surgery Physician · Coral Gables, FL

John W. Chang, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Coral Gables, Florida, and NPI 1720057052, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME85914, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1720057052
Name
John W. Chang
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
ME85914 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2600 S Douglas RD, Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone
(305) 446-0440
Enumerated
Mar 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(305) 446-0431
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040901001494); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1997
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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Also registered at 2600 S Douglas RD

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

45 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. John Chang45
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen13 claims
  2. Symbicort12 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: $9,807.82

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Chang$9,807.82
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

John W. Chang among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida

John W. Chang, MD is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicolas Alvarez, MDMiami, FL 331341598918286
  2. Jorge Alvarez-Moreno, M.D.Coral Gables, FL 331341013985357
  3. Julio Arronte, M.D.Coral Gables, FL 331341003992975
  4. Steven Gelb, M.D.Coral Gables, FL 331341437596830
  5. Joshua Scurlock, M.D.Coral Gables, FL 331341982023081
  6. Carlos Trabanco, M.DCoral Gables, FL 331341013078278
  7. Joan Grace Valina, MDCoral Gables, FL 331341609039031
  8. Abelardo Arango, MDMiami, FL 331331306907407

Common questions

What is John W. Chang, MD's NPI number?

John W. Chang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720057052, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John W. Chang, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2600 S Douglas RD, Coral Gables, FL, 33134. Phone: (305) 446-0440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John W. Chang, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME85914, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John W. Chang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John W. Chang, MD had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.