Richard Tang, M.D.

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

MD487801 Issued in PA

Practice address

4401 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224-1334

Phone

(412) 692-5319

NPI assigned

Mar 29, 2016

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX, PA2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Cardiac Surgery

Education

Ohio State University College of Medicine, 2016

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

University of Pittsburgh PhysiciansGroup PAC ID 8729990239, 4,166 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1619935004

  Single Specialty

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Texas Children's Physician Group

  • Pediatrics Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1861675506

  Single Specialty

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  dba UPP Department of Anesthesiology

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1033125455

  Single Specialty

  NPD
• University of Pittsburgh Physicians

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • NPI 1285692699

  Single Specialty

  NPD

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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        "enumeration_date": "2016-03-29",
        "last_updated": "2025-04-04",
        "certification_date": "2025-04-01",
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}

• Laura Ann Tanczos, LSW
• Bang Tri Tang, M.D.
• Fan Tang, MD
• Oliver Young Tang, MD
• Peter Tang, MD
• Vivian Tang
• Wenjing Tang
• Yunting Tang, MD
• Zilue Tang, M.D.
• Jamelah Tangara Castagnola, CRNP

• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Pittsburgh, PA
• Providers in Pittsburgh, PA by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Pennsylvania

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 4, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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