John Rich Balentine, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Suffolk, VA
John Rich Balentine, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Suffolk, Virginia, and NPI 1164493268, issued on Jan 28, 2006. Check the license with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Rich Balentine
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 150 Burnetts Way Ste 100, Suffolk, VA 23434
- Phone
- (757) 547-5145
- Enumerated
- Jan 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 539-7488
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180402001581); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 150 Burnetts Way Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Rich Balentine in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this professionCheck 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,213 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 513 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl363 claims
- Prednisone222 claims
- Gabapentin177 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen95 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl82 claims
- Pregabalin47 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): 73.4 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: $22.92
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Powerback Rehabilitation LLCFranklin, VA
- Sport Medicine And Orthopaedic Center IncSuffolk, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
57 physician assistant records list a practice address in Suffolk
They are 57 of the 1,438 NPPES records with a practice address in Suffolk, and 4,408 physician assistant records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is John Rich Balentine, PA-C's NPI number?
John Rich Balentine, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164493268, issued on Jan 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Rich Balentine, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Burnetts Way Ste 100, Suffolk, VA, 23434. Phone: (757) 547-5145. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Rich Balentine, PA-C's license?
Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Rich Balentine, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Rich Balentine, PA-C had 1,213 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Rich Balentine, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.4 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.