Yu-Wei Wayne Chang, MD
Surgery Physician · Hershey, PA
Yu-Wei Wayne Chang, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1245692631, issued on Mar 24, 2016. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD477854, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yu-Wei Wayne Chang
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- MD477854 PA
R4029 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (717) 531-8887
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 12, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220615000923); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Tech Carilion School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 500 University Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Aiza Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164312500
- Fatemeh Abbasi, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1750878625
- Andrea Abbe, LDNRegistered Dietitian1366623795
- Mahdi Abdallah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1497457360
- Ashraf Abdelhalim, MDAnesthesiology Physician1356931729
Verify Yu-Wei Wayne Chang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD477854Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl24 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): 71.2 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: $26,611.94
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Penn State Health Medical Group LLCCamp Hill, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yu-Wei Wayne Chang among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Yu-Wei Wayne Chang, MD is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 68% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 surgery physician records list a practice address in Hershey
They are 47 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,867 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Hershey → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Peter DillonHershey, PA 170331245296292
- Daleela Dodge, MDHershey, PA 170331568443547
- Shannon Foster, MDHershey, PA 170331699755496
- Randy Haluck, MDHershey, PA 170331902863806
- Rena Kass, MDHershey, PA 170331801852082
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Common questions
What is Yu-Wei Wayne Chang, MD's NPI number?
Yu-Wei Wayne Chang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245692631, issued on Mar 24, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yu-Wei Wayne Chang, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (717) 531-8887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yu-Wei Wayne Chang, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD477854, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Yu-Wei Wayne Chang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yu-Wei Wayne Chang, MD had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Yu-Wei Wayne Chang, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.2 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.