Philip Minsuk Chang, D.D.S.
Dentist · Torrance, CA
Philip Minsuk Chang, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1588771505, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (California 51048, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Philip Minsuk Chang
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 51048 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1611 Crenshaw Blvd Ste C, Torrance, CA 90501
- Phone
- (424) 731-7096
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (424) 731-7042
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Philip Minsuk Chang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 51048Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
164 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin86 claims
- Ibuprofen62 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.
Philip Minsuk Chang among 14,729 dentist records in California
Philip Minsuk Chang, D.D.S. is one of 14,729 dentist records with a practice address in California. 56% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
127 dentist records list a practice address in Torrance
They are 127 of the 8,901 NPPES records with a practice address in Torrance, and 14,729 dentist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Philip Minsuk Chang, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Philip Minsuk Chang, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588771505, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Philip Minsuk Chang, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1611 Crenshaw Blvd Ste C, Torrance, CA, 90501. Phone: (424) 731-7096. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Philip Minsuk Chang, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 51048, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Philip Minsuk Chang, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Philip Minsuk Chang, D.D.S. had 164 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.