Yuchieh Kathryn Chang, D.O.

72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

312 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 195 claims were for opioids.

Most prescribed

1. Oxycodone Hcl50 claims
2. Fentanyl41 claims
3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
4. Naloxone Hcl29 claims
5. Mirtazapine25 claims
6. Hydromorphone 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): 81.4 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).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX

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