James Christopher Balvich, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Kernersville, NC
James Christopher Balvich, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Kernersville, North Carolina, and NPI 1427020163, issued on Feb 6, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2011-01983, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Christopher Balvich
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2011-01983 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1750 Kernersville Medical Pkwy, Kernersville, NC 27284
- Phone
- (336) 556-4000
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120507000045); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1750 Kernersville Medical Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Christopher Balvich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2011-01983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
568 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 93 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin74 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen60 claims
- Ondansetron Odt55 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate37 claims
- Prednisone37 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl20 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 3 group practices
- Kernersville Emergency Group, PLLCKernersville, NC
- NC Emergency Physician Services PLLCEden, NC
- Tanglewood Park Physicians PLLCClemmons, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Christopher Balvich among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
James Christopher Balvich, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Kernersville
They are 11 of the 1,033 NPPES records with a practice address in Kernersville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is James Christopher Balvich, MD's NPI number?
James Christopher Balvich, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427020163, issued on Feb 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Christopher Balvich, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1750 Kernersville Medical Pkwy, Kernersville, NC, 27284. Phone: (336) 556-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Christopher Balvich, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2011-01983, 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.
How much does James Christopher Balvich, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Christopher Balvich, MD had 568 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.