Hope Marie Baluh, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Tahlequah, OK
Hope Marie Baluh, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and NPI 1932294642, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Oklahoma 16687, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hope Marie Baluh
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 16687 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 S Bliss Ave, Tahlequah, OK 74464
- Phone
- (918) 458-3100
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (918) 458-3511
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090515000506); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 S Bliss Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Hope Marie Baluh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 16687Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
109 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Synthroid33 claims
- Tramadol Hcl18 claims
- Omeprazole16 claims
- Clenpiq11 claims
- Ondansetron Odt11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $59.40
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Cherokee NationTahlequah, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hope Marie Baluh among 348 surgery physician records in Oklahoma
Hope Marie Baluh, M.D. is one of 348 surgery physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 71% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 195 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Oklahoma
There are 348 surgery physician records in Oklahoma.
All 348 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Tahlequah → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Francisco Bravo, MDTahlequah, OK 744641548201288
- Joel Malabrigo, M.D.Tahlequah, OK 744641124113840
- William Myers, D.OTahlequah, OK 744641134204852
- Daniel Pablo, M.D.Tahlequah, OK 744641558449116
- David Rotton, DO, FACOSTahlequah, OK 744641548218803
- James Smith, M.D.Tahlequah, OK 744641659317436
- Henry Whitener, DOTahlequah, OK 744641508248089
- David Wilson, D.O.Tahlequah, OK 744641427168566
Common questions
What is Hope Marie Baluh, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hope Marie Baluh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932294642, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hope Marie Baluh, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 S Bliss Ave, Tahlequah, OK, 74464. Phone: (918) 458-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hope Marie Baluh, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 16687, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hope Marie Baluh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hope Marie Baluh, M.D. had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hope Marie Baluh, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.