NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel Alexander Baluch, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Boynton Beach, FL

Daniel Alexander Baluch, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Boynton Beach, Florida, and NPI 1356661680, issued on Jun 9, 2010. Check the license (Florida ME132405, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1356661680
Name
Daniel Alexander Baluch
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License numbers
ME132405 FL
036.141462 IL
125.057652 IL
2015-00360 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2828 S Seacrest Blvd Ste 204, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
Phone
(561) 734-5080
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2010
Record last updated
Apr 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(561) 742-3583
Medicaid IDs
NC2392 SC
1356661680 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171101003602); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2010
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 2828 S Seacrest Blvd Ste 204

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

  1. Monique CorteseOccupational Therapist1477188233
  2. Jennifer Kendricks, PA-CPhysician Assistant1306356886

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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

1,226 Medicare Part D claims for 555 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 266 claims were for opioids.

  1. Daniel Baluch1,226
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Sodium287 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone279 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl105 claims
  4. Gabapentin100 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen94 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl76 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $31.24

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Highridge Medical LLC. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Daniel Baluch$31
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Cora Health Services IncDelray Beach, FL
  2. Orthopaedic Surgery Associates PABoca Raton, FL

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

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Florida

There are 164 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Florida.

Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Florida

  1. Abimbola Afolabi, MDOrlando, FL1568697951
  2. Milad Alam, M.D.Boca Raton, FL1699118869
  3. Jorge Alfonso-Cepeda, MDMiami, FL1730525619
  4. Andrew Appel, M.D.Orlando, FL1538102124
  5. Jahangir Asghar, M.D.Plantation, FL1154448975
  6. Harold Bach, MDWest Palm Beach, FL1215940838
  7. Michael Barnum, MDTavares, FL1154332377
  8. G Baynham, M.D.Jupiter, FL1497776066
  9. Johnny Benjamin, M.D.Vero Beach, FL1265464168
  10. Zoltan Bereczki, DOTampa, FL1831199983

Common questions

What is Daniel Alexander Baluch, MD's NPI number?

Daniel Alexander Baluch, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356661680, issued on Jun 9, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel Alexander Baluch, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2828 S Seacrest Blvd Ste 204, Boynton Beach, FL, 33435. Phone: (561) 734-5080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel Alexander Baluch, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME132405, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Daniel Alexander Baluch, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Daniel Alexander Baluch, MD had 1,226 Medicare Part D claims for 555 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Daniel Alexander Baluch, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.