NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rachel Chang, OD

Optometrist · Houston, TX

Rachel Chang, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1497586952, issued on Aug 8, 2024. Check the license (Texas 10970, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497586952
Name
Rachel Chang
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
10970 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7710 Beechnut St Ste 100, Houston, TX 77074
Phone
(713) 777-7145
Enumerated
Aug 8, 2024
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260223001941); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2023
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 7710 Beechnut St Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Yasir Ahmed, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1982968319
  2. Glenn Bulan, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1356391700
  3. Lavang Lee, ODOptometrist1285112649
  4. Linda Pham, ODOptometrist1871977405
  5. Elizabeth Urias, M.D.Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician1841723988

Verify Rachel Chang in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $679.70

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.

  1. Rachel Chang$679.70
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

Rachel Chang among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas

Rachel Chang, OD is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2010 among the 2,894 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 152W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

770 optometrist records list a practice address in Houston

They are 770 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patricia Brown, O.D.Houston, TX 770741093838914
  2. Allen Chin, O.D.Houston, TX 770741639129984
  3. Allen Chin, O.D.Houston, TX 770741417907775
  4. Nina Jannetti, D.O.Houston, TX 770741043269418
  5. Mark Klaff, ODHouston, TX 770741194887604
  6. Michael Larson, O.D.Houston, TX 770741285015172
  7. Lavang Lee, ODHouston, TX 770741285112649
  8. Seema Nanda, O.D.Houston, TX 770741568465813

Common questions

What is Rachel Chang, OD's NPI number?

Rachel Chang, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497586952, issued on Aug 8, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rachel Chang, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7710 Beechnut St Ste 100, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 777-7145. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rachel Chang, OD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 10970, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.