Joann Cong Yin Chang, M.D.

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

243192 Issued in MA

Practice address

479 Old Union Tpke
Lancaster, MA 01523-3029

Phone

(978) 537-3900

Fax

(978) 537-6030

NPI assigned

Mar 2, 2008

Last updated

May 2, 2022By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MA

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 1

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2004

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

D'Ambrosio Eye Care IncGroup PAC ID 5597755314, 11 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals Hospital, Leominster, MA, CCN 220001
• Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus Hospital, Worcester, MA, CCN 220163

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

100 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

82.98

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Not enrolled

HHS exclusion list flag

CMS’s directory marks this NPI as on an HHS exclusion list; no matching OIG record was found. The OIG exclusions file (LEIE) holds no record for this NPI, and the directory does not say which list the flag comes from. How exclusions are shown Confirm with the OIG exclusions search.

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, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• D'Ambrosio Eye Care, Inc.

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Lancaster, MA
  • NPI 1922020874
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• D'Ambrosio Eye Care, Inc.

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Acton, MA
  • NPI 1467522383
  NPD
• D'Ambrosio Eye Care, Inc.

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Worcester, MA
  • NPI 1467968149
  NPD
• D'Ambrosio Eye Care, Inc.

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Leominster, MA
  • NPI 1952750481
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Umass Memorial Healthalliance Clinton Hospital Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Leominster, MA
  • NPI 1013995133
  Care Compare affiliation
• Umass Memorial Healthalliance Clinton Hospital Inc

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Clinton, MA
  • NPI 1285171934
  Care Compare affiliation
• Umass Memorial Medical Center, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Worcester, MA
  • NPI 1831151455
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "city": "LANCASTER",
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            "telephone_number": "978-537-3900",
            "fax_number": "978-537-6030"
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    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "CHANG",
        "first_name": "JOANN",
        "middle_name": "CONG YIN",
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        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2008-03-02",
        "last_updated": "2022-05-02",
        "certification_date": "2022-05-02",
        "status": "A"
    },
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• Sean M Callinan
• Huayu Chai
• Shudeshna Chen, OD
• Joshua Cherng, OD
• Henry K Chiu
• Christopher I. Bechara, MD, PC
• Rhyllis Christopher, STUDENT

• Ophthalmology Physician in Lancaster, MA
• Providers in Lancaster, MA by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in Massachusetts

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 2, 2022; 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.