Kwang U. Chang, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Tea, SD
Kwang U. Chang, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Tea, South Dakota, and NPI 1659385250, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 4862, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kwang U. Chang
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 4862 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2120 Live Stronger St, Tea, SD 57064
- Phone
- (605) 331-5890
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 7101350 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100305000326); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kwang U. Chang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 4862Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone34 claims
- Meloxicam21 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Orthopedic Institute PCYankton, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kwang U. Chang among 46 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in South Dakota
Kwang U. Chang, MD is one of 46 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 48% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 48% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 21 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician record lists a practice address in Tea
They are 1 of the 71 NPPES records with a practice address in Tea, and 46 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Kwang U. Chang, MD's NPI number?
Kwang U. Chang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659385250, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kwang U. Chang, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2120 Live Stronger St, Tea, SD, 57064. Phone: (605) 331-5890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kwang U. Chang, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 4862, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kwang U. Chang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kwang U. Chang, MD had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kwang U. Chang, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.