Shirley S. Chang, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Buffalo, NY
Shirley S. Chang, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1720063753, issued on Dec 13, 2005. Check the license (New York 236591, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shirley S. Chang
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 236591 NY
042.0012325 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY 14215
- Phone
- (716) 898-3000
- Enumerated
- Dec 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 02669469 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050915000990); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 462 Grider St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Saddam Abbadi, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386494631
- Sharif Abbas, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376336792
- Sarah Abdelsayed, MDFamily Medicine Physician1093065138
- Elias Abou-Jaoude, MDInternal Medicine Physician1457932519
- Alexandra Abraham, RD CDNRegistered Dietitian1295165587
- Michael Abrams, PTPhysical Therapist1841355773
Verify Shirley S. Chang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 236591Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
263 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine20 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim19 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate17 claims
- Prednisone16 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Calcitriol14 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): 90 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: $280.03
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Erie County Medical Center CorporationBuffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
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- Matthew Abramson, M.D.New York, NY1790104560
- Niraj Acharya, MDBrooklyn, NY1609950617
- Hugh Adams, MDRochester, NY1356637482
- Sujatha Addagatla, M.D.Niagara Falls, NY1720168198
- Daniel Addanki, M.D.,Bronx, NY1023281342
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Common questions
What is Shirley S. Chang, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shirley S. Chang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720063753, issued on Dec 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shirley S. Chang, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY, 14215. Phone: (716) 898-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shirley S. Chang, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 236591, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shirley S. Chang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shirley S. Chang, M.D. had 263 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shirley S. Chang, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 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.