Keki R. Balsara, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Nashville, TN
Keki R. Balsara, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1942467642, issued on May 20, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 57231, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Keki R. Balsara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 57231 TN
2014025045 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1215 21St Ave S Ste 5025, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 343-6165
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- ENROLLED IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220921000697); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 131 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1215 21St Ave S Ste 5025
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eric Quintana, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1083146765
Verify Keki R. Balsara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 57231Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $4,094.06
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Medstar Heart Institute LLCWashington, DC
- Medstar Medical Group II LLCWashington, DC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Keki R. Balsara among 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee
Keki R. Balsara, MD is one of 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 66% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 1999 among the 88 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee.
All 131 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tarek Absi, MDNashville, TN 372321578647681
- Matthew Bacchetta, MDNashville, TN 372321598866840
- Ben Barton, MDNashville, TN 372321487757605
- David Bichell, MDNashville, TN 372321346337474
- Karla Christian, MDNashville, TN 372321174621023
- Eric Grogan, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321023220753
- Eric Lambright, M.DNashville, TN 372321184657272
- Brian Lima, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321669649703
Common questions
What is Keki R. Balsara, MD's NPI number?
Keki R. Balsara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942467642, issued on May 20, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Keki R. Balsara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 21St Ave S Ste 5025, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 343-6165. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Keki R. Balsara, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 57231, 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.
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.