Nicole Noelani Chang, OD
Optometrist · Waipahu, HI
Nicole Noelani Chang, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Waipahu, Hawaii, and NPI 1073976635, issued on Mar 31, 2016. Check the license (Hawaii 876, as entered in NPPES) with the Hawaii board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Noelani Chang
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 876 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 94-050 Farrington Hwy Ste B1-1, Waipahu, HI 96797
- Phone
- (808) 677-1544
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 671-3538
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191022001289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 94-050 Farrington Hwy Ste B1-1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jenny NguyenOptometrist1255079166
- Natalie Ramirez, OD, FAAOOptometrist1487094454
Verify Nicole Noelani Chang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Hawaii board licenses this profession
Search for license 876Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
433 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 83% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Restasis109 claims
- Latanoprost101 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate40 claims
- Miebo36 claims
- Moxifloxacin21 claims
- Eysuvis13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $430.75
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Tyrie Lee Jenkins MD IncHonolulu, HI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
33 optometrist records list a practice address in Waipahu
They are 33 of the 1,605 NPPES records with a practice address in Waipahu, and 353 optometrist records in Hawaii.
All 33 in Waipahu → All 353 in Hawaii → Every provider in Waipahu →
Other optometrist records in Hawaii
- Yelissa Abbasi, O.D.Kapolei, HI1467870527
- Derrick Abe, O.D.Honolulu, HI1184676264
- Kellie AbeKailua Kona, HI1598242984
- Joseph Ahlborn, O.D.Tripler Amc, HI1124366687
- Renee Allison, O.D.Honolulu, HI1184810558
- Calvin Alonzo, O.D.Honolulu, HI1033291968
- Amanda Antonino, O.D.Kapaa, HI1093070674
- David AnzaiKahului, HI1548323298
- Lizette Aquino-Bautista, ODWaipahu, HI1659065456
- Linda Arakaki, O.D.Waipahu, HI1699823815
Common questions
What is Nicole Noelani Chang, OD's NPI number?
Nicole Noelani Chang, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073976635, issued on Mar 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Noelani Chang, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 94-050 Farrington Hwy Ste B1-1, Waipahu, HI, 96797. Phone: (808) 677-1544. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Noelani Chang, OD's license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number 876, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Noelani Chang, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Noelani Chang, OD had 433 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicole Noelani Chang, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76 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), 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.