Guita Balakhane, M.D.,
Nephrology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Guita Balakhane, M.D., is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1326027806, issued on Jan 12, 2006. Check the license (California G63871, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Guita Balakhane
- Credential
- M.D.,
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- G63871 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8635 W 3RD St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 967-2140
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090305000596); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8635 W 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Guita Balakhane in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G63871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,598 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ozempic79 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium57 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl40 claims
- Losartan Potassium34 claims
- Linzess33 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: $122.85
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Guita Balakhane, M.D.,'s NPI number?
Guita Balakhane, M.D.,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326027806, issued on Jan 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Guita Balakhane, M.D., located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8635 W 3RD St, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 967-2140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Guita Balakhane, M.D.,'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G63871, 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 Guita Balakhane, M.D., prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Guita Balakhane, M.D., had 1,598 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.