ALVIN CHANG Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)

  The Most Important Data about ALVIN CHANG

In the briefest summary, ALVIN CHANG is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE. ALVIN CHANG attended UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1994. He maintains 4 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 12 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1396857181

   What is this page all about?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") compiles and distributes more than 17 tables of data on medical professionals on a sporadic basis. Some of the tables contain more than a million records which makes it very difficult to manage them. There is a lot of information to pour through when trying to understand ALVIN CHANG. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the ALVIN CHANG does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Specialities, Ratings, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Doctors.

   Specialties and Sub-Specialties:

ALVIN CHANG is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE.

INTERNAL MEDICINE: General internists provide primary care to adult patients. Internists usually have more hospital-based training than family practitioners. They may have an office-based practice or work as a hospitalist primarily seeing patients in the hospital. These physicians attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. Internists may then choose to pursue a fellowship to sub-specialize in a variety of other areas, like endocrinology (hormone-related conditions) or cardiology (heart-relat... (more information)

GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for ALVIN CHANG

MIPS is an acronym for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Authorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reaouthorization Act of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed MIPS to reward clinicians for the value of care they provide rather than the volume of care, quality over quantity. The MIPS final score determines a provider's Medicare Part B payment adjustments. MIPS also created a means for consumers to rank providers.

MIPS scores are calculated using four performance categories, quality, cost, improvement activities, and promotion of interoperability. Higher scores are better. The highest final MIPS score is 100.

Final MIPS Score	45
Final MIPS Score without CPB	45
PI Category Score
IA Category Score
Quality Category Score

Measures and Activities

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

There is no measure or activity data for ALVIN CHANG.

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for ALVIN CHANG

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for ALVIN CHANG.

6960 MAGNOLIA AVE
RIVERSIDE, CA 92506
714-352-5800

24953 PASEO DE VALENCIA
LAGUNA HILLS, CA 92653
714-352-5800

520 N MAIN ST
SANTA ANA, CA 92701
714-543-5609

14642 NEWPORT AVE
TUSTIN, CA 92780
714-352-5800

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for ALVIN CHANG

Doctors Groups:

NEW FOUNDATION MEDICAL INC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: APEX HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES

Hospice: TRADITIONS HEALTH

Hospice: ANGELS HOSPICE CORPORATION

Hospice: CARE PLUS HOSPICE

Hospice: APEX HOSPICE CARE, INC

Hospital: COASTAL COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL

Hospital: FOOTHILL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN

Hospital: MEMORIALCARE SADDLEBACK MEDICAL CENTER

Nursing Home: Regents Point - Windcrest

Nursing Home: Trabuco Hills Post Acute

Nursing Home: Leisure Court Nursing Center

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in INTERNAL MEDICINE that are similar to ALVIN CHANG

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as ALVIN CHANG.

• DON HAMMI
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• DANA SUHANDYNATA
• SCOTT EISMAN
• ARDESHIR DABESTANI
• CYNTHIA KAO
• DANIEL CHO
• KEVIN SMITH
• MICHAEL STEADMAN
• AREZOU MINOOEE
• ROBERT MATORIN
• BRIAN TRAN
• ROBERT DINH
• VAN CHENG
• TRUC HO
• HELEN CHOU
• WESLEY SHIH
• ANDRE SANSCHAGRIN
• HUI SHAN HSU
• NICHOLAS HOGAN
• STEPHEN SCHALE