Francis Giovanni S. Balucan, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN
Francis Giovanni S. Balucan, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1144535634, issued on Aug 10, 2010. Check the license (Tennessee 56120, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francis Giovanni S. Balucan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 56120 TN
01072214A IN
53923 AL
80917 AZ
CDR.0006888 CO
and 10 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 936-2000
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2010
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 201146140 IN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Francis Giovanni S. Balucan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 56120Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
797 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa33 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Lidocaine28 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate26 claims
- Jardiance19 claims
- Metformin Hcl19 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): 97.1 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).
Francis Giovanni S. Balucan among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Francis Giovanni S. Balucan, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207R00000X and a Tennessee 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 Francis Giovanni S. Balucan, MD's NPI number?
Francis Giovanni S. Balucan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144535634, issued on Aug 10, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francis Giovanni S. Balucan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 936-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francis Giovanni S. Balucan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 56120, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Francis Giovanni S. Balucan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francis Giovanni S. Balucan, MD had 797 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Francis Giovanni S. Balucan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.