Joe C. Chang, PA-C, L.AC
NPI 1982849196ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Greensboro, NC
Physician Assistant (PA-C, L.AC) with Hillary E Norton MD PC, practicing in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 2024 Medicare paid $611,281 for 522 patients, and Part D covered 1,500 of their prescriptions, 89% of them generic. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 12 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,101 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1982849196 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C, L.AC |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Dec 3, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 14, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 0010-11089 | NC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (NM) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 522 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 39,138 across 40 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $611,281 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,500 · 2,249 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 538 |
| Total drug cost | $876,618 |
| Generic share | 89% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Hillary E Norton MD PCSanta Fe, NM · 4 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Christus St Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe, NM
- Holy Cross Hospital A Div of Taos Health SystemsTaos, NM
- Los Alamos Medical CenterLos Alamos, NM
- Presbyterian Espanola HospitalEspanola, NM
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,101 · 112 payments from 12 companies
- 2024$1,826 · 96 payments from 12 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $540.00 | 37 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $297.09 | 20 |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $263.42 | 9 |
| Ucb, Inc. | $256.73 | 10 |
| Amgen Inc. | $237.28 | 10 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,001 · 111 payments
- Education$99.99 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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