NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sophia Chang, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Sugar Land, TX

Sophia Chang, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1780111872, issued on May 19, 2017. Check the license (Texas S5576, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780111872
Name
Sophia Chang
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
S5576 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1317 Lake Pointe Pkwy, Sugar Land, TX 77478
Phone
(713) 798-3444
Enumerated
May 19, 2017
Record last updated
May 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200415000614); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1317 Lake Pointe Pkwy

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  2. Atinuke Banjo, APRN -FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1457681942
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  6. Pedro Guardado PocasangreSurgical Assistant1346040219

Verify Sophia Chang in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

215 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sophia Chang215
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.1
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $243.38

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sophia Chang$243.38
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineSugar Land, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sophia Chang among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Sophia Chang, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 63% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

66 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Sugar Land

They are 66 of the 3,851 NPPES records with a practice address in Sugar Land, and 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Muhammed Ashar Afaq, MDSugar Land, TX 774781841751948
  2. Kamran Ahmed, MDSugar Land, TX 774781952562126
  3. Jean Ghosn, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781821523952
  4. Swathi Murali, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781104111517
  5. Nnenna Onochie, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774781215173026
  6. Mary Philips, MDSugar Land, TX 774781356784417
  7. Matthew Shieh, MDSugar Land, TX 774781477997054
  8. Michael Shieh, MDSugar Land, TX 774781588050405

Common questions

What is Sophia Chang, MD's NPI number?

Sophia Chang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780111872, issued on May 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sophia Chang, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1317 Lake Pointe Pkwy, Sugar Land, TX, 77478. Phone: (713) 798-3444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sophia Chang, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S5576, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sophia Chang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sophia Chang, MD had 215 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sophia Chang, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. 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.

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