Akshu Balwan, MBBS
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Farmington, NM
Akshu Balwan, MBBS is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Farmington, New Mexico, and NPI 1831404136, issued on Aug 11, 2010. Check the license (New Mexico MD2020-0653, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akshu Balwan
- Credential
- MBBS
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- MD2020-0653 NM
MD20986 ME
11262300-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 W Maple St, Farmington, NM 87401
- Phone
- (505) 609-2000
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200825001471); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Akshu Balwan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2020-0653Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $898.83
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akshu Balwan among 31 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New Mexico
Akshu Balwan, MBBS is one of 31 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2009 among the 25 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 31 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New Mexico.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Braun, MDFarmington, NM 874011841278231
- Patricia Hogan, MDFarmington, NM 874011700104783
- Michael PatzFarmington, NM 874011972869949
- Tanuja YalamartiFarmington, NM 874011780105072
- Larry Crook, M.D.Shiprock, NM 874201467429118
- Rachel Harris, MDSanta Fe, NM 875051033300223
- Jonathan Hechanova, MDSanta Fe, NM 875051396922381
- Vanessa Kitzis, MDSanta Fe, NM 875051104910595
Common questions
What is Akshu Balwan, MBBS's NPI number?
Akshu Balwan, MBBS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831404136, issued on Aug 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akshu Balwan, MBBS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 W Maple St, Farmington, NM, 87401. Phone: (505) 609-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akshu Balwan, MBBS's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2020-0653, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akshu Balwan, MBBS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akshu Balwan, MBBS had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Akshu Balwan, MBBS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.