NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sung Kyu Chang, M.D.

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Columbus, GA

Sung Kyu Chang, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1285698738, issued on Apr 13, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 52693, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite 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
1285698738
Name
Sung Kyu Chang
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
52693 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7351 Old Moon RD, Columbus, GA 31909
Phone
(706) 653-7000
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 17, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(706) 653-7800
Medicaid ID
141512294A GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081111000418); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2000
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 7351 Old Moon RD

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

  1. Hares Akbary, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1023227576
  2. Vats Ambai, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1407483209
  3. Carmen Caldwell, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1508700105
  4. Emily Gaddy, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1215426846
  5. Magenia Janney, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1144537630
  6. Takia Oglesby, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1972720928

Verify Sung Kyu Chang in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite 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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024

4,813 Medicare Part D claims for 1,150 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 2,883 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sung Chang4,813
  2. Specialty average1,750

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen1,101 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,013 claims
  3. Gabapentin365 claims
  4. Tizanidine Hcl337 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl221 claims
  6. Pregabalin181 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $745.66

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sung Chang$745.66
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates LLCAugusta, GA
  2. The Nexus Pain Center OF Columbus LLCColumbus, GA

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

Sung Kyu Chang among 111 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Georgia

Sung Kyu Chang, M.D. is one of 111 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 87 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Georgia

There are 111 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Georgia.

The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hares Akbary, MDColumbus, GA 319091023227576
  2. Vats Ambai, MDColumbus, GA 319091407483209
  3. Angela Strother, MDColumbus, GA 319091376906321
  4. Rutvij ShahColumbus, GA 319041306209903
  5. Richard Bowe, M.D.Albany, GA 317011619085230
  6. Lamar Moree, M.D.Albany, GA 317011306853510
  7. Henry Pridgen, M.D.Albany, GA 317011790893402
  8. Sunil Persaud, MDValdosta, GA 316021851427140

Common questions

What is Sung Kyu Chang, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sung Kyu Chang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285698738, issued on Apr 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sung Kyu Chang, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7351 Old Moon RD, Columbus, GA, 31909. Phone: (706) 653-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sung Kyu Chang, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 52693, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sung Kyu Chang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sung Kyu Chang, M.D. had 4,813 Medicare Part D claims for 1,150 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sung Kyu Chang, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.