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- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
About Dr. Chang
Douglas G. Chang, M.D practices physical medicine & rehabilitation in San Diego, CA. Douglas is a 2000 graduate of University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Douglas is also listed as specializing in orthopaedic surgery. Medicare claims data shows Douglas provided 1,221 services to 896 patients. The services billed most often include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962450031.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
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Contact Information
- (858) 249-6748
- Email not available
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Practice Locations
200 W ARBOR DR
San Diego, CA 92103
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Brain & memory
Brain and nerve conditions
Rehabilitation
Spine & Back
Most searched conditions
Chronic pain
Foot & ankle
Joint pain
- Frozen shoulder
- Hip osteoarthritis
- Knee osteoarthritis
- Lateral hip pain and trochanteric bursitis
- Shoulder Pain
Joints and arms
Joints and legs
Mobility
Muscle & tendon
Nerve and muscle pain
- Chronic pelvic pain
- Neuroma In Foot
- Piriformis syndrome
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
Nerve pain
Neurological rehab
Pain management
Rehab and mobility
Spine and back
Spine care
- Arthritis of the spine
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Herniated disc
- Lower back pain
- Neck pain
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Sciatica
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Upper Back Pain
- Whiplash
Procedures & services
Diagnostics and tests
Injections and pain relief
- Knee Nerve Ablation
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Stem Cell Therapy For Joints
- Botox for chronic migraines
- Facet joint injection
- Ganglion impar block
- Hip Joint Injection
- Nerve Hydrodissection
- Shoulder nerve block
Neuromuscular
Pain management
- Piriformis muscle injection
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Occipital nerve block
- Peripheral nerve stimulator implant
- Prolotherapy
- Stellate ganglion block
- Trigger Point Injections
Rehabilitation
- Inpatient rehabilitation consultation
- Prosthetic and orthotic fitting
- Wheelchair Evaluation and Fitting
Spine procedures
- Caudal Epidural Injection
- Transforaminal Epidural Injection
- Epidural steroid injection
- Kyphoplasty
- Medial branch block
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- Spinal cord stimulator trial
- Vertebroplasty
Wound care
Most searched procedures
Devices and implants
Diagnostics
Joint care
Mobility
Muscle & tendon
Nerve procedures
Physical medicine
Rehab and mobility
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,221 services · 896 patients · 19 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Procedure | 62323 |
173 | More than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
54 | More often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Procedure | 20610 |
53 | More often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Procedure | 27096 |
35 | As often as other peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 77002 |
13 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | Treatment | 95886 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Drug given | J3301 |
246 | As often as other peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
99 | More often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
95 | More often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
70 | More often than most peers in Rehabilitation medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other rehabilitation physicians in San Diego 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2000 at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Douglas G. Chang specialize in?
Douglas G. Chang is a rehabilitation physician in San Diego, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation”.
NPI registry
Where is Douglas G. Chang located?
Douglas G. Chang is listed at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
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What is Douglas G. Chang's phone number?
The number on file is (858) 249-6748. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
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What is the NPI for Douglas G. Chang?
Douglas G. Chang's National Provider Identifier is 1962450031. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Douglas G. Chang train?
Douglas G. Chang attended University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, graduating in 2000. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Douglas G. Chang have?
Douglas G. Chang has 26 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2000, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Douglas G. Chang do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Douglas G. Chang performs procedures including injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint and injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance; reads or performs imaging such as fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement; provides treatments such as needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Douglas G. Chang's profile verified?
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