Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Jorge Balaguer, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Stony Brook, NY

Jorge Balaguer, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Stony Brook, New York, and NPI 1649218934, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1649218934
Name
Jorge Balaguer
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
MD39371 TN
152790 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Nicolls RD RM 80, Stony Brook, NY 11794
Phone
(631) 444-1820
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 101 Nicolls RD RM 80

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mohsen Ahmed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821785890
  2. Jonathan Deassis, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689178980
  3. Wei Li, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1467957423
  4. Alexandria Lucas, PA-CPhysician Assistant1376161620
  5. Somair Malik, MD/MBAEmergency Medicine Physician1427581271

Verify Jorge Balaguer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

38 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 119 among the 2,088 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Jorge Balaguer38
  2. Specialty average119

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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 98.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $237.63

8 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 3,143 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,214.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jorge Balaguer$237.63
  2. Specialty average$8,214.59

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in New York

There are 388 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York.

Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York

  1. Albert Abbott, MDPlattsburgh, NY1881666311
  2. Sunil Abrol, MDBrooklyn, NY1639134513
  3. David Adams, M.D.New York, NY1477506657
  4. Prasad Adusumilli, M.D.New York, NY1689877037
  5. Alon Aharon, MDPoughkeepsie, NY1780617746
  6. Ghayth Al Awwa, MDJohnson City, NY1710403365
  7. Janerio Aldridge, M.D.Buffalo, NY1316903586
  8. Richard Alexander, MDSyracuse, NY1578563805
  9. George Alfieris, M.D.Rochester, NY1962439067
  10. Aroub Alkaaki, MDNew York, NY1265258792

Common questions

What is Jorge Balaguer, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jorge Balaguer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649218934, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jorge Balaguer, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Nicolls RD RM 80, Stony Brook, NY, 11794. Phone: (631) 444-1820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jorge Balaguer, M.D.'s license?

Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jorge Balaguer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jorge Balaguer, M.D. had 38 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 119. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jorge Balaguer, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.