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Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1994)

Professional interests include: kidney transplant, kidney problems

462 Grider Street
Buffalo, NY 14215

(716) 898-4803

Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD is a nephrologist in Buffalo, NY specializing in adult nephrology. She graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1994 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD is affiliated with University at Buffalo - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UBMD Physicians' Group and ECMC, Transplant Center.

Office Locations

University at Buffalo - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

462 Grider Street
Buffalo, NY 14215

(716) 898-4803

(716) 898-3928

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within New York. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Buffalo, NY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	75
doctor visit	325
hospital care	410
inpatient care	410

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Buffalo, NY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	31
doctor visit	334
hospital care	514
inpatient care	514

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	231
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	74
Dementia	6
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Buffalo, NY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	31
doctor visit	254
hospital care	347
inpatient care	347

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	75
Dementia	5
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Buffalo, NY during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	145
hospital care	359
inpatient care	359

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	208

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	75
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Buffalo, NY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	63
doctor visit	289
hospital care	486
inpatient care	486

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	78
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	64
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Buffalo, NY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	28
doctor visit	213
hospital care	278
inpatient care	278

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	69
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	65
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Buffalo, NY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	79
doctor visit	110
hospital care	516
inpatient care	516

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	67
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	69
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Buffalo, NY during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	55
hospital care	317
inpatient care	317

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	45
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	75
Dementia	16
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Buffalo, NY during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	159
inpatient care	159

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	25

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Buffalo, NY during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	109
inpatient care	109

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	23
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Buffalo, NY during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	21
hospital care	202
inpatient care	202

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Buffalo, NY during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	203
inpatient care	203

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	35
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD treated as a nephrologist in Buffalo, NY were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

dialysis	51
doctor visit	211
hospital care	325
inpatient care	325

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	28
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	99
Hispanic	4
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	2
85 and over	0
Less than 65	90
65 to 74	36

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	66
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	1
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1994. She completed residency at University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Board Certification and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1994)

Residency: University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals (1998)

Board Certification: Board Certification

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University at Buffalo - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

UBMD Physicians' Group

ECMC, Transplant Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$300 LOKELMA $300
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$145 $145
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$136 SOLIRIS $134	Strensiq $2
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	$135 $135
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$134 $134
Other	$632 Parsabiv $125	Envarsus XR $110	NULOJIX $99	MOZOBIL $85	System One $52	Other $160

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,060
Education	$421

Research Payments

Dr. Shirley S. Chang, MD has received 3 research payments totaling $63,489.

Biography

Dr. Shirley Chang practices adult nephrology. Her areas of expertise consist of kidney problems and kidney transplant. Dr. Chang is affiliated with UBMD Physicians' Group. She welcomes new patients at her office in as reported by UBMD Physicians' Group. Dr. Chang obtained her medical school training at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota. Awards and/or distinctions she has received include American College of Physician, Fellow; Travel Award to Update in Patient-Centered Outcome in Research In Kidney Diseases; and Travel Award to Pragmatic Trials. In addition to English, she speaks Chinese.