Joseph Balaban
Surgery Physician · Knoxville, TN
Joseph Balaban is a surgery physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1912588724, issued on Apr 14, 2021. Check the license (Tennessee MD76660, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Balaban
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD76660 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1924 Alcoa Hwy # U-11, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 305-9230
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1924 Alcoa Hwy # U-11
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Balaban in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD76660Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl28 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 claims
- Methocarbamol12 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl11 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.
Joseph Balaban among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee
Joseph Balaban is one of 631 surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 98% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 51% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Davis Berry, M.D,Knoxville, TN 379201316380744
- Kaela Blake, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201205222072
- Reagan Bollig, MDKnoxville, TN 379201598949232
- Mark Casillas, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201245458082
- James Goodin, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201497960835
- Miles Landry, MDKnoxville, TN 379201093120958
- Nicole Lee, MDKnoxville, TN 379201538232947
- Gregory Mancini, MDKnoxville, TN 379201548211857
Common questions
What is Joseph Balaban's NPI number?
Joseph Balaban's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912588724, issued on Apr 14, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Balaban located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1924 Alcoa Hwy # U-11, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 305-9230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Balaban's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD76660, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Balaban prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Balaban had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.