Ajay K. Balaram, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Arlington Heights, IL
Ajay K. Balaram, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1013171636, issued on Jul 13, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036.123743, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ajay K. Balaram
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License numbers
- 036.123743 IL
125051809 IL
261302 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 515 W Algonquin RD, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
- Phone
- (847) 956-0099
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 956-0099
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130419000085); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 515 W Algonquin RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Prasant Atluri, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1982797171
- Halina Bednarz, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1407396724
- Michelle MichalskiOccupational Therapist1386834216
- John Ruder, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1316030505
- Scott Sagerman, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1841383031
- Gary SolomonHand Occupational Therapist1508902016
Verify Ajay K. Balaram in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.123743Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
77 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Meloxicam24 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $44.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Oak Med, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hand Surgery Associates SCArlington Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 129 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Illinois.
Other orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Illinois
- Joon Ahn, M.D.Mount Vernon, IL1083681027
- David Alfieri, M.D.Naperville, IL1932442076
- Thomas Atkins, M.D.Geneva, IL1467423145
- Prasant Atluri, MDArlington Heights, IL1982797171
- Taizoon Baxamusa, MDMorton Grove, IL1659322535
- William Baylis, D.O.Palos Heights, IL1639177603
- Michael Bednar, MDMaywood, IL1609840743
- Anup Bendre, MDWarrenville, IL1609866656
- Leon Benson, MDGlenview, IL1669428306
- Matthew Bernstein, MDSchaumburg, IL1194791459
Common questions
What is Ajay K. Balaram, MD's NPI number?
Ajay K. Balaram, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013171636, issued on Jul 13, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ajay K. Balaram, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 W Algonquin RD, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005. Phone: (847) 956-0099. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ajay K. Balaram, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.123743, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ajay K. Balaram, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ajay K. Balaram, MD had 77 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.