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Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD

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Specializes in: Ophthalmology (Eye Disease)

810 Fairgrove Church Road
Hickory, NC 28602

(828) 326-3000

Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD is an ophthalmologist in Lenoir, NC specializing in ophthalmology (eye disease).

Office Locations

2060 Hickory Boulevard Sw
Lenoir, NC 28645

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2311 E Main Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092

(828) 322-2050

(828) 345-0522

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2424 Century Place Se
Hickory, NC 28602

(828) 322-2050

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2640 Highway 1 05 Suite 102
Boone, NC 28607

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810 Fairgrove Church Road
Hickory, NC 28602

(828) 326-3000

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

laser surgery

YAG laser capsulotomy

In 2023, Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD performed more laser surgery, and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Top 25%

By Volume:

simple cataract surgery

In 2012, Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD performed more simple cataract surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lenoir, NC during 2012 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	109
doctor visit	1408
eye procedures	3115
laser treatment	109
transplant procedures	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lenoir, NC during 2013 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	139
doctor visit	979
eye procedures	3407
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	18
laser treatment	139
transplant procedures	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	50

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	693
Female	1180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1752
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	24
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	921
From 75 to 84	600
85 and over	196
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lenoir, NC during 2014 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	115
doctor visit	980
eye procedures	2879
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	14
laser treatment	115
transplant procedures	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	32

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	661
Female	1096

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1640
Black	64
Hispanic	13
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	806
From 75 to 84	639
85 and over	189
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lenoir, NC during 2015 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	112
doctor visit	1109
eye procedures	2850
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	16
laser treatment	112
transplant procedures	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1342
Female	2150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3262
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	42
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1568
From 75 to 84	1320
85 and over	378
Less than 65	226

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lenoir, NC during 2016 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	91
doctor visit	1243
eye procedures	2653
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	13
laser treatment	91
transplant procedures	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	710
Female	1164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1748
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	871
From 75 to 84	688
85 and over	211
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lenoir, NC during 2017 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	137
doctor visit	1510
eye procedures	2486
laser treatment	137
transplant procedures	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	721
Female	1252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1845
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	26
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	896
From 75 to 84	759
85 and over	214
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lenoir, NC during 2018 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	174
doctor visit	1656
eye procedures	2552
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	17
laser treatment	174
transplant procedures	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	741
Female	1355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1960
Black	54
Hispanic	25
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	888
From 75 to 84	838
85 and over	252
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lenoir, NC during 2019 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	178
doctor visit	1277
eye procedures	2536
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	12
laser treatment	178
transplant procedures	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	744
Female	1259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1878
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	31
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	854
From 75 to 84	822
85 and over	238
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lenoir, NC during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	134
doctor visit	1145
eye procedures	1920
laser treatment	134
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	672
Female	1052

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1610
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	28
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	754
From 75 to 84	703
85 and over	195
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lenoir, NC during 2021 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	152
doctor visit	2020
eye procedures	1196
laser treatment	152
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	663
Female	1086

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1632
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	29
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	725
From 75 to 84	744
85 and over	211
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lenoir, NC during 2022 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	150
doctor visit	1794
eye procedures	1036
laser treatment	150
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	612
Female	991

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1483
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	24
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	645
From 75 to 84	695
85 and over	208
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lenoir, NC during 2023 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	167
doctor visit	1869
eye procedures	1118
laser treatment	167

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	630
Female	1007

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1512
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	28
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	644
From 75 to 84	723
85 and over	216
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD treated as an ophthalmologist in Lenoir, NC were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and ultrasound (sonogram).

capsulotomy	138
doctor visit	1415
eye procedures	2312
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	15
laser treatment	138
transplant procedures	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	682
Female	1132

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	51
Asian / Pacific Islander	25
Non-Hispanic White	1693
Hispanic	3
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	21

**Age**
75 to 84	710
85 and over	209
Less than 65	97
65 to 74	797

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	9
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$981 RESTASIS $115	LUMIGAN $32	$835
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.	$257 CEQUA $130	Bromsite $110	XELPROS $16
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$255 Vitreoretinal Equipment $127	Verion $45	AcrySof $44	Ilevro $26	Pazeo $13
Alcon Vision LLC	$245 CLAREON $112	iLux $60	PANOPTIX $52	AcrySof $21
Abbott Laboratories	$237 Healon Viscoelastics $225	Optics $12
Other	$933 Tecnis 1-piece IOL $135	ENVISTA $101	PROLENSA $94	XIIDRA $90	SJO $70	Other $443

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,039
Consulting Fee	$800
Education	$69

Biography

Dr. Richard Chang is a specialist in ophthalmology (eye disease). He attended medical school at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD in 2023

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Inki Chang, MD From 2012 - 2023

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