Balesh Sharma, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Brownsville, TX
Balesh Sharma, MD is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1578505483, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas J9338, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Balesh Sharma
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- J9338 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2150 N Expressway, Brownsville, TX 78521
- Phone
- (956) 548-0810
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2023
- Fax
- (956) 548-2198
- Medicaid IDs
- 116608404 TX
116608405 TX
116608403 TX
116608406 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070202000238); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Balesh Sharma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J9338Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical oncology physician in 2024
2,622 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims. 273 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole236 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium144 claims
- Dexamethasone117 claims
- Hydroxyurea117 claims
- Exemestane87 claims
- Prednisone75 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,552.07
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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
- Texas Oncology PABrownsville, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Balesh Sharma among 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas
Balesh Sharma, MD is one of 547 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Texas
There are 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas.
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- Billie Marek, MDMcAllen, TX 785031346282209
- Diane Duyen Nguyen, DOMcAllen, TX 785031023233756
- Suresh Ratnam, MDMcAllen, TX 785031649217639
- Alvaro Restrepo, MDMcAllen, TX 785031992748586
- Nirupama Shekar, M.D.McAllen, TX 785031689624405
- Terence Herman, MDHarlingen, TX 785501124097498
Common questions
What is Balesh Sharma, MD's NPI number?
Balesh Sharma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578505483, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Balesh Sharma, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2150 N Expressway, Brownsville, TX, 78521. Phone: (956) 548-0810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Balesh Sharma, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J9338, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Balesh Sharma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Balesh Sharma, MD had 2,622 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Balesh Sharma, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.4 of 100. 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.