SANDY CHANG, MD, PHD
Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician in HOUSTON, Texas. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What stands out: SANDY CHANG, MD, PHD specializes in Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician and practices in HOUSTON, Texas, listed in the federal CMS National Provider Identifier registry. Every detail on this page comes straight from federal CMS records, with no proprietary rating applied.
SANDY CHANG, MD, PHD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
SANDY CHANG, MD, PHD at a glance
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician share within Texas
Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Texas
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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Specialty board-certified rate — Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
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SANDY CHANG, MD, PHD is a Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician provider practicing in HOUSTON, Texas, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: MD, PHD. NPI: 1861573164. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.
SANDY CHANG, MD, PHD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician provider holding MD, PHD credentials at 1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX, 77030, with a listed phone of (713) 792-6161. NPI 1861573164 was issued on 10/17/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what CHANG most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D prescribing data is not currently published for this NPI, which typically means the provider either wrote fewer than 11 Part D claims in the most recent reporting year, does not participate in Medicare, or practices in a specialty that rarely prescribes outpatient drugs. Absence of prescribing data is not a quality signal — many Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician providers operate outside Part D entirely.
Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 1,229 enrolled providers across 51 states and an average of 149 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1861573164 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | MD, PHD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/17/2006 |
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How we sourced this profile
License & disciplinary context — Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to SANDY CHANG, MD, PHD. To verify SANDY CHANG, MD, PHD's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician Overview
How SANDY CHANG, MD, PHD fits within the Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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