Dr. Sophia S. Chang, MD

  • Pasco, WA
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1588658074PAC ID5092857276
Medicare services, 2024
17,956
Medicare patients, 2024
99
Part D claims, 2024
1,087
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$1,976
Practice address
520 N Fourth Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301
Practice phone
Call (509) 546-2278
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Primary practice

Lourdes Medical Center

Hospital · Pasco, Washington

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Dr. Sophia S. Chang is a rheumatologist in Pasco, Washington

Dr. Chang practices at Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco, Washington, part of Lifepoint Health.

Dr. Chang's NPI, 1588658074, was assigned on September 11, 2005. Dr. Chang holds Washington license MD00036177.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5092857276
NPI enumeration date
September 11, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(509) 546-2278
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Sophia S. Chang practices at Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco, Washington

Dr. Chang's primary practice is Lourdes Medical Center, at 520 N Fourth Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301 in Franklin County. The practice phone is (509) 546-2278.

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Dr. Sophia S. Chang is affiliated with 2 sites of care

Dr. Chang's primary practice is Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco, Washington, part of Lifepoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chang to 1 clinical lab, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sophia S. Chang's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Lourdes Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Sophia S. Chang is one of 156 rheumatologists in Washington

Rheumatology is Dr. Chang's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Chang is licensed in Washington.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, WashingtonPrimaryLicense MD00036177 · taxonomy 207RR0500X

Rheumatologists near Dr. Chang

Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sophia S. Chang billed Medicare for 17,956 services in 2024

CMS data shows 17,956 Medicare services from Dr. Chang across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 99 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $216,542 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202417,956
Medicare patients99
Paid by Medicare$216,542
Procedure codes6

Dr. Chang's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 19,9852024: 17,30213%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4902024: 4636%
Tests and treatments
2023: 2062024: 1917%

Dr. Chang compared with the Washington median for rheumatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Chang
  • Washington median
Medicare services
17,956vs 76323.5 times
Medicare patients
99vs 20451% below
Part D claims
992vs 9287% above

Medians across 159 rheumatologists in Washington with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Chang's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sophia S. Chang treated 99 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 99 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chang in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 46 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 72% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Chang's median patient age at 71, with 73% women.

Medicare patients, 202499
Average age75
Average risk score1.48

Dr. Chang's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Chang's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7576%
  • Men2424%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Chang's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure72%
  3. High cholesterol64%
  4. Chronic kidney disease54%
  5. Diabetes30%
  6. Osteoporosis30%
  7. Asthma17%
  8. Mood disorders15%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Chang's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women73%
  • Men27%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sophia S. Chang wrote 1,087 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Chang wrote 1,087 Medicare Part D claims for 100 patients. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 992 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $183,467 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 916 claims across 12 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,087
Drugs named by CMS11
Total drug cost$183,467
Part D patients100

Dr. Chang's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic838 claims77%
  • Brand-name and other249 claims23%

Dr. Chang's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 9162024: 9928%

Drugs named by CMS: 11 in 2024, 12 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Sophia S. Chang takes part in Medicare

Dr. Chang accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Sophia S. Chang received $1,976 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 91 general payments to Dr. Chang from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $601.

General payments to Dr. Chang by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Chang by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,95999%
  • Education$161%

Companies that paid Dr. Chang the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Sophia S. Chang's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Sophia S. Chang's NPI number?

Dr. Sophia S. Chang's NPI number is 1588658074. It was assigned on September 11, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sophia S. Chang?

Dr. Sophia S. Chang is a rheumatologist in Pasco, Washington. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. Sophia S. Chang practice?

Dr. Chang practices at 520 N Fourth Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301. Dr. Chang's primary practice is Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco, Washington, part of Lifepoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Chang to 1 clinical lab.

What is Dr. Sophia S. Chang's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Chang is (509) 546-2278.

What is Dr. Sophia S. Chang's medical license number?

Dr. Chang holds Washington license MD00036177.

Which hospitals is Dr. Sophia S. Chang affiliated with?

Dr. Chang practices at Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco, Washington.

Does Dr. Sophia S. Chang accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Chang billed Medicare for 17,956 services in 2024, and Dr. Chang accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sophia S. Chang see?

CMS counts 99 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Chang in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Sophia S. Chang bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Chang's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1602), injected or infused drug (J0897) and office visit, established patient (99214).

What drugs does Dr. Sophia S. Chang prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Chang's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methotrexate, Leflunomide and Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate.

Has Dr. Sophia S. Chang received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,976 in general payments to Dr. Chang from 16 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.

How long has Dr. Sophia S. Chang been practicing?

Dr. Chang graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

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