Walter Chang, DNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Sacramento, CA
Walter Chang, DNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1982142691, issued on Feb 2, 2017. Check the license (California 95020090, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Chang
- Credential
- DNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 95020090 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2230 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-3574
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240702002983); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2230 Stockton Blvd
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Verify Walter Chang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 95020090Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl22 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate18 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl12 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): 90.7 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: $39.90
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Chang among 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California
Walter Chang, DNP is one of 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 62% 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 27% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 27% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2021 among the 1,965 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California
There are 4,226 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in California.
All 4,226 in California → Every provider in Sacramento → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Joy Bangalan, FNP, PMHNPSacramento, CA 958171851811624
- Kimberly GardnerSacramento, CA 958171760247043
- Chinyere IwuagwuSacramento, CA 958171023755006
- Mark Erwin Lopez, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BCSacramento, CA 958171649674797
- Alvin Marquez, DNPSacramento, CA 958171720316672
- Claudia Martell, PMHNP-BCSacramento, CA 958171720758360
- Judy MbureSacramento, CA 958171205315413
- Arbert Nazareno, DNPSacramento, CA 958171629527023
Common questions
What is Walter Chang, DNP's NPI number?
Walter Chang, DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982142691, issued on Feb 2, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Chang, DNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2230 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-3574. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Chang, DNP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95020090, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Walter Chang, DNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Chang, DNP had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter Chang, DNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.7 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.