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Kay-Won Chang, MD

Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) · Dublin

NPI 1205213410

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8 locations · Sutter Bay Medical Foundation · 3,783 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence A144085 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2016 · expires 2028-05-31 · University of Texas Medical School at Houston.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Washington HospitalFremont, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Hospital District or Authority · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Washington Hospital Healthcare SystemPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 71% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.188, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.164, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Washington Hospital

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 6 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Washington Hospital
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.188BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.164BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.88 (0 to 1.88) · 1,112 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.92 (0.59 to 1.24)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths192.95 (139.54 to 246.36) · 48 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2 · 27 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths7.4 · 164 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.1 · 199 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.9 · 463 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths15.6 · 661 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths9.3 · 174 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.7 · 2,550 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.15 (0 to 0.35) · 6,970 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.02 to 0.4) · 7,108 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.82 (1.73 to 5.91) · 1,370 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.52 (0 to 3.17) · 589 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.75 (0.25 to 3.25) · 1,315 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths13.19 (5.83 to 20.56) · 600 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.91 (1.04 to 8.78) · 550 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.66 (0.17 to 3.14) · 198 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.14 (0 to 0.78) · 6,079 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.7 · 114 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.367No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.8 · 186 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21.9 · 480 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits33.9 · 186 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits26.5 · 553 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits36.8 · 648 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits18.5 · 590 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits4.7 (3.2 to 6.9) · 169 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits11.4 (8.5 to 14.9) · 169 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.4 · 130 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.1 · 41 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.3 · 202 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.7 (10.2 to 18.5) · 78 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) · 974 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (812 patients answered, 19% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Washington Hospital
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Washington Hospital
Room was "always" clean76%
Nurses "always" communicated well77%
Doctors "always" communicated well77%
Staff "always" explained56%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information84%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge84%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand70%
Doctors "always" listened carefully76%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect84%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)71%
Staff "always" explained new medications70%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Nurses "always" listened carefully74%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
"Always" quiet at night46%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital71%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects42%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms84%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$177,938

Medicare paid this office $177,938 for 983 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function283$51,304$181
Long return visit (40+ min)181$49,004$164
Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report57$12,918$227
New patient visit (60+ min)51$10,037$197
Return visit (30+ min)68$9,367$106
See all 24 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function283$51,304$181
Long return visit (40+ min)181$49,004$164
Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report57$12,918$227
New patient visit (60+ min)51$10,037$197
Return visit (30+ min)68$9,367$106
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes27$6,676$101
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect11$4,954$450
Heart muscle strain imaging105$4,167$39
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report289$3,460$12
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function56$3,405$60
New patient visit (45+ min)29$3,396$117
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's151$3,036$15
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes20$2,909$139
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up18$2,298$104
Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days87$1,989$22
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional19$1,271$67
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician18$1,157$64
Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days85$1,079$12
Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml24$1,053$33
3d radiographic procedure40$1,049$26
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function20$508$25
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, 1 day or longer, with recording, scanning analysis, interpretation, and report12$436$36
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up15$395$26
Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg14$267None

Who their Medicare patients are

983 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Under 65 2% · 85 and older 18% · Women 55% · Also on Medicaid 18% · Health risk score 1.21. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical cardiology clinician is at 1.71.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 48% · Diabetes 33% · Chronic kidney disease 28% · Atrial fibrillation 28% · Heart failure 23% · Cancer 16% · Depression 14% · COPD 10% · Dementia 8% · Stroke 6%.

The office billed $836,203, Medicare allowed $239,848 and paid $177,938; for 2,090 services of 39 kinds; $1,337 of it was for drugs given in the office and $176,601 for care.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20249832,090771.21$836,203$177,938
20239752,110761.18$793,065$173,223
20225681,216761.30$535,317$125,031
20214796750.97$39,690$12,625

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 23 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function252$48,373$190
Return visit (30+ min)146$30,729$116
Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report52$11,983$230
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect22$10,057$457
Long return visit (40+ min)47$10,038$170
New patient visit (45+ min)69$9,451$137
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes32$8,705$106
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report358$5,309$14
New patient visit (60+ min)27$5,007$185
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes29$4,328$144
Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg25$4,248None
Heart muscle strain imaging88$3,515$39
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function45$2,875$62
Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report18$2,845$158
Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days97$2,282$24
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional37$2,219$58
Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml24$1,724$36
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician23$1,437$62
Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days96$1,228$13
3d radiographic procedure39$1,017$25
Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose20$573$15
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, 1 day or longer, with recording, scanning analysis, interpretation, and report13$492$38
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function17$435$26

2022: 17 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function167$32,764$195
Return visit (30+ min)112$22,529$113
New patient visit (45+ min)80$10,998$137
Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report29$6,699$231
Long return visit (40+ min)34$6,047$163
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes29$5,511$90
Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report22$4,046$184
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes21$3,830$174
Heart muscle strain imaging89$3,474$39
New patient visit (60+ min)16$3,093$193
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional42$2,823$67
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function40$2,559$62
Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days80$1,950$24
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician22$1,279$58
Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml18$1,260$36
Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days78$1,137$14
3d radiographic procedure42$982$23

2021: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Return visit (30+ min)21$2,942$123
Long return visit (40+ min)13$2,827$166
New patient visit (60+ min)11$2,270$206
New patient visit (45+ min)14$2,195$157

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$379,826

Pharmacies billed $379,826 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 1,279) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical cardiology clinician is at 0%.

988 generic and 291 brand-name prescriptions · $379,826 in drug cost.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Eliquis158$209,566$1,326
Entresto40$41,767$1,044
Jardiance26$26,314$1,012
Repatha Sureclick16$22,339$1,396
Xarelto13$21,368$1,644
See all 18 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Eliquis158$209,566$1,326
Entresto40$41,767$1,044
Jardiance26$26,314$1,012
Repatha Sureclick16$22,339$1,396
Xarelto13$21,368$1,644
Praluent12$13,278$1,106
Rosuvastatin372$6,381$17
Atorvastatin209$1,818$9
Ezetimibe49$1,649$34
Metoprolol76$854$11
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)11$634$58
Telmisartan26$558$21
Carvedilol35$336$10
Amlodipine Besylate38$211$6
Lisinopril11$129$12
Metoprolol21$101$5
Furosemide32$85$3
Clopidogrel16$72$5

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241,2792570% (0)23%$379,826
20239572120% (0)None$302,957
20226411420% (0)20%$162,641
2021266640% (0)24%$52,418
2020180460% (0)23%$16,805
2019168410% (0)23%$27,623
201817447NoneNone$16,697
201712448NoneNone$10,089

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 17 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Eliquis74$108,415$1,465
Entresto41$66,129$1,613
Jardiance34$55,627$1,636
Xarelto14$22,209$1,586
Repatha Pushtronex12$14,252$1,188
Rosuvastatin260$8,482$33
Atorvastatin141$2,735$19
Telmisartan24$1,650$69
Ezetimibe31$1,523$49
Metoprolol65$1,223$19
Carvedilol42$772$18
Chlorthalidone21$578$28
Amlodipine Besylate42$531$13
Clopidogrel12$400$33
Furosemide30$233$8
Metoprolol15$214$14
Spironolactone13$194$15

2022: 14 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Eliquis47$51,338$1,092
Jardiance34$39,729$1,169
Entresto33$39,456$1,196
Rosuvastatin111$4,078$37
Telmisartan27$1,843$68
Atorvastatin84$1,278$15
Metoprolol57$1,141$20
Ezetimibe15$980$65
Chlorthalidone24$768$32
Carvedilol37$472$13
Metoprolol16$396$25
Amlodipine Besylate24$241$10
Spironolactone16$172$11
Furosemide31$168$5

2021: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Pradaxa17$8,438$496
Atorvastatin39$692$18
Rosuvastatin29$669$23
Metoprolol15$437$29
Furosemide22$139$6

2020: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Pradaxa20$9,183$459
Atorvastatin29$674$23
Bisoprolol14$574$41
Metoprolol15$345$23
Carvedilol11$128$12

2019: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Atorvastatin26$524$20
Clopidogrel20$408$20
Spironolactone16$200$12
Furosemide13$163$13

2018: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Atorvastatin20$376$19

2017: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Lantus11$2,759$251
Atorvastatin12$113$9

Professional record

NPI
1205213410
Licence
CA A144085California A144085: Current · expires 2028-05-31
Trained
University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 2015
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Cardiology (207RC0000X)
Mailing address
3200 Kearney Street, Building 2, 1st Floor, Fremont, CA, 94538
NPI first listed
2015-04-27
NPI last updated
2021-08-25
NPI record certified
2021-06-11

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 3200 Kearney Street, Fremont, CA, 94538