Active NPI 1477083061 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Joann Chang , MD

Internal Medicine • Fall River, MA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Joann Chang, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Fall River, MA. With approximately 6 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2020, Dr. Chang delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1030 PRESIDENT AVE.

Dr. Chang is affiliated with Southcoast Physicians Group Inc and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's, annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1030 President Ave

Fall River, MA 027205923

Telephone 5089739650

Fax 5089739655

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Southcoast Physician Services Inc Facility NPI 1104874874

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2020

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Fall River, MA

Experienced Practitioner (5-10 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

6 Yrs -22.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 28.4 Yrs

State Avg: 29.3 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

68 Specialists

Practicing in Fall River, MA (7127 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

41.2% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

68.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Chang (6 Years) 6 Yrs

Fall River Specialty Average (28.4 Years) 28.4 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	407	231	$396.44	$128.29
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	361	208	$49.53	$16.32
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	235	235	$403.95	$131.08
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	194	29	$195.19	$63.17
99439 Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	125	20	$147.54	$48.48
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	75	67	$280.79	$90.12
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	46	46	$147.91	$32.81
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	41	34	$861.95	$277.76
90653 Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle	40	40	$208.20	$81.82
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	39	12	$45.56	$14.59
87428 Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza	38	36	$277.92	$65.04
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	30	28	$170.87	$54.45
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	22	22	$54.55	$14.50
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	16	13	$557.88	$182.46
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	14	14	$161.29	$57.10

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	377	237	$392.00	$132.43
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	241	30	$193.00	$64.55
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	224	224	$400.00	$134.34
99439 Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	168	28	$146.00	$49.02
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	101	90	$278.00	$93.72
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	49	49	$144.00	$31.47
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	49	49	$144.00	$31.47
90677 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use	49	49	$568.02	$280.91
90694 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage	42	42	$140.14	$75.81
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	37	29	$169.00	$54.45
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	32	13	$45.00	$14.77
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	31	29	$852.00	$287.79
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	28	26	$160.00	$58.37
87428 Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza	25	24	$268.32	$30.32
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	25	24	$54.00	$15.05
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	19	15	$12.00	$8.40
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	14	13	$260.00	$93.72
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$520.00	$172.08

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	373	227	$385.67	$134.80
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	185	27	$149.77	$66.37
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	171	171	$395.13	$138.25
99439 Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	94	22	$123.66	$50.32
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	76	69	$272.74	$95.54
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	52	52	$136.15	$30.21
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	47	47	$111.45	$30.86
90677 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use	45	45	$543.36	$278.24
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	44	42	$160.00	$59.04
90694 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage	38	38	$130.97	$70.25
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	34	27	$260.00	$95.47
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	33	25	$169.00	$55.93
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	31	26	$837.16	$293.37
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	22	22	$520.00	$175.37
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	22	21	$54.00	$15.11
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	18	13	$12.00	$2.97
93793 Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin	17	13	$37.00	$11.85
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free	14	14	$59.86	$29.37

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	183	143	$363.11	$135.79
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	112	112	$383.02	$138.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	78	60	$249.90	$95.76
99490 Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	66	29	$131.00	$42.63
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	52	51	$91.96	$17.86
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	50	49	$116.80	$65.09
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	48	48	$520.00	$175.36
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	42	38	$260.00	$96.05
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	24	23	$160.00	$59.11
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	22	19	$169.00	$55.44
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	21	19	$88.63	$17.85
99439 Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month	20	11	$111.00	$39.02
93793 Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin	17	17	$37.00	$11.92
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	17	17	$54.00	$15.56
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	15	15	$245.60	$125.12
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity	14	11	$783.14	$292.38

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2022-03-16

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License MA 284148

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Internal Medicine

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License RI MD17842

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Southcoast Physicians Group Inc

1030 President Ave, Fall River, MA 027205923

Phone: 5089739650

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

11 Associated Practitioners

Printa Jose

Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care

NPI 1275468654

Kenisha Starks , FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1336885722

Family Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)

Eliana Cuellar

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1457966806

Dr. Shobhita Sundar , MD

Internal Medicine

NPI 1467454611

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Ronald Schwartz , MD

Internal Medicine

NPI 1477519080

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Kate Mayans , MD

Internal Medicine

NPI 1477901254

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

9 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 16, 2022

Internal Medicine (License #MD17842 in RI)

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Updated Practice Location October 01, 2020

Registered at 1030 PRESIDENT AVE, FALL RIVER, MA 027205923 (Tel: 5089739650)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 01, 2020

Registered at 200 MILL RD STE 180, FAIRHAVEN, MA 027195255 (Tel: 5089732000)

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NPI Profile Active June 15, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 15, 2017

Registered at 593 EDDY STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903 (Tel: (401) 444-4741)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 15, 2017

Registered at 593 EDDY ST, PROVIDENCE, RI 029034923 (Tel: 4014444741)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 15, 2017

Recorded as JOANN CHANG, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 15, 2017

Internal Medicine (License #LP04033 in RI)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 15, 2017

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1477083061

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: June 15, 2017

Last Update: March 16, 2022

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

200 Mill Rd Ste 180

Fairhaven, MA 027195255

Phone: 5089732000

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