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Dr. Daniel K. Chang, MD

Plastic Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician)

300 Pasteur Dr
Palo Alto, CA 94304

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  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
12
In the NPI registry since
2014
Medicare patients seen, 2024
77

Licensed in California since 2019, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

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

  • 2014Medical school: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
  • 2014Registered 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

  • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician primary
    CA license A164841 (first issued 2019; current)

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Plastic Surgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

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
77
Services billed
239
Patients’ average age
73
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes1313
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes1311
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes1212

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

Most prescribed drugs, Medicare Part D 2024
DrugPrescriptions
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (amoxicillin/potassium clav)
Other prescribers in Palo Alto, CA
25

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, 3 companies reported 5 payments worth $878 in total to this clinician.

By company
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.$706
Becton, Dickinson and Company$135
Mentor Worldwide LLC$37.48
By type
Travel and Lodging$539
Food and Beverage$339

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Jul 9, 2025Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.
Jul 9, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to Edison, NJ
$539

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.

Who received the most in California →

Other Plastic Surgery clinicians in Palo Alto

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated April 29, 2024), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1447677729. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.