David L. Balfe, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA
David L. Balfe, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1265410146, issued on Jan 3, 2006. Check the license (California A66798, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David L. Balfe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A66798 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8700 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 967-1884
- Enumerated
- Jan 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 967-1744
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101217000519); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David L. Balfe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A66798Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
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): 3.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Abraham Ishaaya M D A Professional CorporationLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David L. Balfe among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
David L. Balfe, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is David L. Balfe, M.D.'s NPI number?
David L. Balfe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265410146, issued on Jan 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David L. Balfe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8700 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 967-1884. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David L. Balfe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A66798, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David L. Balfe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David L. Balfe, M.D. had 136 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David L. Balfe, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 3.7 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.