NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bharvi Ashok Balar, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Shelton, CT

Bharvi Ashok Balar, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Shelton, Connecticut, and NPI 1487187498, issued on Apr 6, 2017. Check the license (Connecticut 67005, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487187498
Name
Bharvi Ashok Balar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
67005 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
224 Leavenworth RD, Shelton, CT 06484
Phone
(203) 926-1206
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2017
Record last updated
Apr 4, 2024
Fax
(203) 926-0413
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210825003221); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 224 Leavenworth RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. John Farens, MDInternal Medicine Physician1427133354
  2. Sheetal Sharma, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1437967288
  3. Jaclyn Thompson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1316388077

Verify Bharvi Ashok Balar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

257 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Bharvi Balar257
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Paxlovid19 claims
  2. Azithromycin14 claims
  3. Prednisone14 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): 97.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $39.54

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bharvi Balar$39.54
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Griffin Faculty Physicians IncDerby, CT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Bharvi Ashok Balar among 958 family medicine physician records in Connecticut

Bharvi Ashok Balar, MD is one of 958 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2009 among the 611 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Shelton

They are 11 of the 811 NPPES records with a practice address in Shelton, and 958 family medicine physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Arbia, D.O.Shelton, CT 064841225329238
  2. Parnian Kiamanesh, M.D.Shelton, CT 064841598052946
  3. Saroja Koneswaran, MDShelton, CT 064841144361841
  4. Fadeke Longe, MDShelton, CT 064841407411309
  5. Elliot Mathias, M.D.Shelton, CT 064841871669978
  6. Leon Rapko, D.O.Shelton, CT 064841619925377
  7. Stephanie Rowe, D.O.Shelton, CT 064841275585705
  8. Samuel Streit, DOShelton, CT 064841952467672

Common questions

What is Bharvi Ashok Balar, MD's NPI number?

Bharvi Ashok Balar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487187498, issued on Apr 6, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bharvi Ashok Balar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 224 Leavenworth RD, Shelton, CT, 06484. Phone: (203) 926-1206. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bharvi Ashok Balar, MD's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 67005, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bharvi Ashok Balar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bharvi Ashok Balar, MD had 257 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Bharvi Ashok Balar, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.3 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.

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