Richard Inki Chang, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Hickory, NC
Richard Inki Chang, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1174587695, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200200334, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Inki Chang
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 200200334 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2424 Century PL SE, Hickory, NC 28602
- Phone
- (828) 322-2050
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2025
- Fax
- (828) 322-2050
- Medicaid IDs
- 8913139 NC
1174587695 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050331001008); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2424 Century PL SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Roderick Hargrove, MDOphthalmology Physician1417914896
- James Harris, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1760445787
- Evan Harrison, DOOphthalmology Physician1053051953
Verify Richard Inki Chang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200200334Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,674 Medicare Part D claims for 466 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 56% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate480 claims
- Restasis171 claims
- Fluorometholone148 claims
- Latanoprost126 claims
- Acyclovir104 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate83 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): 100 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: $147.09
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Graystone Ophthalmology Associates, P.A.Lincolnton, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
Other ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
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- Richard Akers, M.D.Morganton, NC1932177953
- Bryan AllenFort Bragg, NC1811643893
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- Joseph Allen, M.D.Boone, NC1528266905
- Bryan Allf, M.D.Gastonia, NC1700872892
- Arghavan Almony, MDSouthern Pines, NC1558465278
Common questions
What is Richard Inki Chang, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Inki Chang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174587695, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Inki Chang, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2424 Century PL SE, Hickory, NC, 28602. Phone: (828) 322-2050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Inki Chang, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200200334, 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 Richard Inki Chang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Inki Chang, M.D. had 1,674 Medicare Part D claims for 466 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Inki Chang, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.