Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Bharvi Balar, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Shelton, CT

Bharvi 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.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1487187498
Name
Bharvi 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
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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, APRNRegistered Nurse1437967288
  3. Jaclyn Thompson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1316388077

Verify Bharvi 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 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Bharvi Balar257
  2. Specialty average3,519

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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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. Costout of 100 · 30%
  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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 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$861.30

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Griffin Faculty Physicians IncDerby, CT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

12 family medicine physician records list a Shelton practice address

They are 12 of the 811 NPPES records with a Shelton practice address, and 923 family medicine physician records in Connecticut.

Other family medicine physician records in Connecticut

  1. Thomas Abbenante, M.D.Milford, CT1821232034
  2. Yadira Acevedo, MDPortland, CT1093991077
  3. Rodrigo Acosta, M.D.Stamford, CT1023102092
  4. Momina Afrede, DOVernon, CT1750842951
  5. Alireza Afshar, MDNewtown, CT1750401071
  6. Manju Aggarwal, MDNewington, CT1952480840
  7. Thomas Agresta, M.D.Hartford, CT1194775965
  8. Faustina Agyapong, APRN, FNP-CMiddletown, CT1619482510
  9. Karren AgyekumEast Hampton, CT1508296542
  10. James Ahern, M.D.Ridgefield, CT1356385868

Common questions

What is Bharvi Balar, MD's NPI number?

Bharvi 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 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 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 Balar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bharvi Balar, MD had 257 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Bharvi Balar, MD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.