Paula Y. Chang, MD
Surgery Physician · Laurinburg, NC
Paula Y. Chang, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Laurinburg, North Carolina, and NPI 1669623468, issued on Oct 10, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-00183, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Y. Chang
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2016-00183 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Lauchwood Dr, Laurinburg, NC 28352
- Phone
- (910) 291-7000
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160927001997); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 500 Lauchwood Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Paula Y. Chang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-00183Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Bills Medicare through 4 group practices
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncShelby, NC
- Fletcher Hospital IncHendersonville, NC
- Scotland Memorial Hospital, IncLaurinburg, NC
- The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital AuthorityLincolnton, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Y. Chang among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina
Paula Y. Chang, MD is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 surgery physician records list a practice address in Laurinburg
They are 5 of the 396 NPPES records with a practice address in Laurinburg, and 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Foxworthy, M.D.Laurinburg, NC 283521881686442
- Stephen Lanuti, MDLaurinburg, NC 283521790953644
- Brian Parkes, MDLaurinburg, NC 283521437327376
- Leslie Salloum, MDLaurinburg, NC 283521578562849
- Keith Kreitz, MDKenansville, NC 283491336101591
- Dyrek Miller, M.D.Kenansville, NC 283491053405746
- Charles Anene, MDLumberton, NC 283581124108303
- Samuel Britt, MDLumberton, NC 283581629028576
Common questions
What is Paula Y. Chang, MD's NPI number?
Paula Y. Chang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669623468, issued on Oct 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Y. Chang, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Lauchwood Dr, Laurinburg, NC, 28352. Phone: (910) 291-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Y. Chang, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-00183, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paula Y. Chang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Y. Chang, MD had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 17 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.