Eduardo Balcells, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Hendersonville, NC
Eduardo Balcells, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1649206582, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-01203, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eduardo Balcells
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License numbers
- 2016-01203 NC
231106 MA
36374 TN
0101055712 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 709 N Justice St Ste A, Hendersonville, NC 28791
- Phone
- (828) 697-7377
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 697-7380
- Medicaid IDs
- 64076045 KY
3877692 TN
1649206582 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160909000847); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest interventional cardiology physician records → All 188 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 709 N Justice St Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Leslie Campbell, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1619060357
- Kristine Falk, M.D., M.P.H.Interventional Cardiology Physician1952781569
- Umberto Fontana, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1033111315
- Vincent Gacad, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1437544194
- John Hobson, MDVascular Surgery Physician1245346600
- Andrew Sticco, M.D.Surgery Physician1699032243
Verify Eduardo Balcells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-01203Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
336 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis47 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate43 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate29 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er26 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide23 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate22 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $81.81
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Dlp Western Carolina Physician Practices LLCClyde, NC
- Fletcher Hospital IncHendersonville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eduardo Balcells among 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina
Eduardo Balcells, MD is one of 188 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 94% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 159 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina.
All 188 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hendersonville → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kristine Falk, M.D., M.P.H.Hendersonville, NC 287911952781569
- Umberto Fontana, MDHendersonville, NC 287911033111315
- Lucius Howell, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011932424140
- William Abernethy, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031265438253
- James Earnhardt, MDAsheville, NC 288031992756019
- William Kuehl, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031427054527
- John Lawrence, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031790782878
- Joshua Leitner, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031992729388
Common questions
What is Eduardo Balcells, MD's NPI number?
Eduardo Balcells, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649206582, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eduardo Balcells, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 709 N Justice St Ste A, Hendersonville, NC, 28791. Phone: (828) 697-7377. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eduardo Balcells, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-01203, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eduardo Balcells, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eduardo Balcells, MD had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.