Trudy Hien Chang, NP-C
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner · Galveston, TX
Trudy Hien Chang, NP-C is a gerontology nurse practitioner with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1578921490, issued on Feb 5, 2016. Check the license (Texas AP131341, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Trudy Hien Chang
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 363LG0600X
- License number
- AP131341 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 University Boulevard Galveston Texas 77555, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 772-1533
- Enumerated
- Feb 5, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2024
- Fax
- (409) 772-4982
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161104000486); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Trudy Hien Chang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP131341Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gerontology nurse practitioner in 2024
1,238 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,369 among the 6,165 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone182 claims
- Furosemide127 claims
- Bumetanide115 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate115 claims
- Entresto80 claims
- Eliquis69 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): 75 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: $96.65
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 3,903 providers of this specialty with any payment received $742.05 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
- Utmb Faculty Group PracticeTexas City, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Trudy Hien Chang among 954 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Texas
Trudy Hien Chang, NP-C is one of 954 gerontology nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 29% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 29% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 577 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LG0600X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 gerontology nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Galveston
They are 24 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 954 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Trudy Hien Chang, NP-C's NPI number?
Trudy Hien Chang, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578921490, issued on Feb 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Trudy Hien Chang, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Boulevard Galveston Texas 77555, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 772-1533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Trudy Hien Chang, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP131341, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Trudy Hien Chang, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Trudy Hien Chang, NP-C had 1,238 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries; the average among gerontology nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,369. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Trudy Hien Chang, NP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.