Dr. Edward Chang
Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc) (2009)
- Years since graduation
- 17
- In the NPI registry since
- 2009
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 133
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2009Medical school: Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc)
- 2009Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
VA license 0101259063
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA
- Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA
- Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA
Medical groups
- Inova Health Care Services (1,817 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 133
- Services billed
- 4,331
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | 1,001 | 11 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 144 | 93 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 104 | 50 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 81 | 39 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 70 | 70 |
| X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | 31 | 24 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 28 | 27 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 16 | 16 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Meloxicam Other prescribers in Fairfax, VA | 16 |
| Diclofenac Sodium Other prescribers in Fairfax, VA | 13 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 7 companies reported 30 payments worth $3,216 in total to this clinician.
| Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC | $1,293 |
|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $1,070 |
| Linvatec Corporation | $269 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $203 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $144 |
| Stryker Corporation | $119 |
| Abanza Inc. | $119 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,715 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,501 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC Jan 22, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Columbia, MD · in-kind Company’s descriptionTransfer of value related to products manufactured by Arthrex | $624 |
| Arthrex, Inc. Feb 13, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Naples, FL · in-kind Company’s descriptionAccomodation - Event Day 1 | $438 |
| Arthrex, Inc. Feb 14, 2025 | Travel and Lodging travel to Naples, FL · in-kind Company’s descriptionAccomodation - Event Day 2 | $438 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $36,782 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- The BEAR III Trial for Bridge-Enhanced ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Restoration
Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. · Active, not recruiting · NCT03348995
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.