Gauthami Balagopal, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Cambridge, MA
Gauthami Balagopal, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and NPI 1679223762, issued on Mar 24, 2022. Check the license (Massachusetts 1023307, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gauthami Balagopal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 1023307 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1493 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Phone
- (617) 665-1000
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2022
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250711000523); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Florida International Univ, College Of Medicine, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gauthami Balagopal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 1023307Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
279 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Metformin Hcl19 claims
- Mounjaro14 claims
- Tresiba Flextouch U-20013 claims
- Xarelto12 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cambridge Public Health CommissionCambridge, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gauthami Balagopal among 525 hospitalist physician records in Massachusetts
Gauthami Balagopal, MD is one of 525 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 91% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2012 among the 449 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 525 hospitalist physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Priyank Jain, M.D.Cambridge, MA 021391407045396
- Ariel MajidiCambridge, MA 021391245736867
- Soumya Narayan, MDCambridge, MA 021391346745841
Common questions
What is Gauthami Balagopal, MD's NPI number?
Gauthami Balagopal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679223762, issued on Mar 24, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gauthami Balagopal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1493 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, 02139. Phone: (617) 665-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gauthami Balagopal, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1023307, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gauthami Balagopal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gauthami Balagopal, MD had 279 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.