2026 NPPES data Nephrology Physician NPI 1760489025 M.D.
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BALHINDER BRAR, M.D.

Nephrology Physician in TOLEDO, Ohio. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 274 beneficiaries · Nephrology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
89%
generic claims · 11% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$575.2
28 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. filed 2,292 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Nephrology Physician in TOLEDO, Ohio, prescribing 89% generic.

2K
Part D claims, 2023
89%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

BALHINDER BRAR, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

2,292 Top 15% higher than 85% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 3 hospital affiliations — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about BALHINDER BRAR, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/01/2005

NPI 1760489025

Primary specialty

Nephrology Physician

Mid-sized

10,534 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,292 58% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,454

Specialty distribution in Ohio

How Nephrology Physician compares to other specialties among Ohio providers

Ohio providers

Nephrology Physician share within Ohio

1. Nephrology Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Nephrology Physician share within Ohio

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Nephrology Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Nephrology Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Nephrology Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Nephrology Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. is a Nephrology Physician provider practicing in TOLEDO, Ohio, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: M.D.. NPI: 1760489025. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.

BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Nephrology Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 2222 CHERRY ST, TOLEDO, OH, 43608, with a listed phone of (419) 251-4647. NPI 1760489025 was issued on 07/01/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what BRAR most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,292 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 274 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $387K in drug spend, split 11% brand-name and 89% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.5%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Nephrology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 10,534 enrolled providers across 55 states and an average of 1,454 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

2222 CHERRY ST
TOLEDO, OH 43608

Provider Details

NPI 1760489025
Specialty Nephrology Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/01/2005

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

MERCY HEALTH PHYSICIANS NORTH SPECIALTY CARE LLC
TOLEDO, OH
MERCY MEDICAL PARTNERS NORTHERN REGION SPECIALTY CARE LLC
DEFIANCE, OH
NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF TOLEDO INC.
Toledo, OH

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for BALHINDER BRAR, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$575

Largest payer

Ardelyx, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Ohio OMB 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~48K Ohio medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to BALHINDER BRAR, M.D.. To verify BALHINDER BRAR, M.D.'s current license status, search the OMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

158
Total board actions, Ohio 2023
Across 154 cases
3.29
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Ohio statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
56 cases

OMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Ohio disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. — brand share 11.0%
Specialty average (est.)

11% brand-name claims vs 89% generic, on 2,292 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

2,292
Total Claims
$387K
Total Drug Cost
274
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
4,855
Total Day Supply
143,440
Brand vs Generic
11% brand / 89% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$270K
Generic Drug Cost
$117K
Opioid Claims
11 (0.5% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
17

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.9 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
4.12
Gender Split
45% female / 55% male
Age Distribution
<65: 43, 65-74: 109, 75-84: 96, 85+: 26

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Torsemide
225
Carvedilol
224
Lisinopril
178
Amlodipine Besylate
172
Spironolactone
163
Sevelamer Carbonate
101
Calcitriol
76
Farxiga
Dapagliflozin Propanediol
73
Losartan Potassium
73
Allopurinol
61

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Nephrology Physician Overview

How BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. fits within the Nephrology Physician landscape nationally.

10,534
Nephrology Physician Providers in US
55
States with Nephrology Physician
1,454
Avg Claims per Provider

BALHINDER BRAR, M.D.'s 2,292 claims are above the specialty average of 1,454.

Nearby Nephrology Physician Providers in Ohio

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Ohio, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as BRAR.

Compare Nephrology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BALHINDER BRAR, M.D.'s specialty?
BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. specializes in Nephrology Physician and practices in TOLEDO, Ohio. Credentials: M.D..
How much does BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. wrote 2,292 Medicare Part D claims totaling $387K in drug costs for 274 beneficiaries.
Where is BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. located?
BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. is located at 2222 CHERRY ST, TOLEDO, OH, 43608. Phone: (419) 251-4647.
What is BALHINDER BRAR, M.D.'s NPI number?
BALHINDER BRAR, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760489025, issued on 07/01/2005.
Does BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
BALHINDER BRAR, M.D.'s prescribing is 11% brand-name and 89% generic drugs by claim count, with $270K in brand drug costs.
Does BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. prescribe opioids?
Yes, BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. had 11 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.5%.
How many Nephrology Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 10,534 Nephrology Physician providers across 55 states in the US. The average Nephrology Physician provider writes 1,454 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, BALHINDER BRAR, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Torsemide, Carvedilol, Lisinopril. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. accept Medicare?
BALHINDER BRAR, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,292 Part D claims and 274 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify BALHINDER BRAR, M.D.'s credentials?
BALHINDER BRAR, M.D.'s NPI is 1760489025 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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