James Balfanz, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
James Balfanz, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1346445558, issued on Jun 18, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 141122, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Balfanz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 141122 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- N2198 Unc Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Phone
- (919) 966-5136
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (984) 974-4873
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110805000516); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at N2198 Unc Hospitals
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Marisa Elek, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1104004860
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- Caryn Hertz, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1093910101
Verify James Balfanz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 141122Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillGoldsboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Balfanz among 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina
James Balfanz, MD is one of 1,482 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 997 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 207L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
162 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Chapel Hill
They are 162 of the 7,608 NPPES records with a practice address in Chapel Hill, and 1,482 anesthesiology physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is James Balfanz, MD's NPI number?
James Balfanz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346445558, issued on Jun 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Balfanz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at N2198 Unc Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-5136. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Balfanz, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 141122, 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.
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.