NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristina G. Balangue, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Phoenix, AZ

Kristina G. Balangue, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1851527840, issued on Jun 3, 2009. Check the license (Arizona 48546, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851527840
Name
Kristina G. Balangue
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License number
48546 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1111 E Mcdowell RD, Phoenix, AZ 85006
Phone
(602) 839-2792
Enumerated
Jun 3, 2009
Record last updated
May 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(602) 839-2084
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140318000612); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1111 E Mcdowell RD

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

  1. Hamed Abbaszadegan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407083579
  2. Elissa Abbruscato, MDInternal Medicine Physician1356603021
  3. Mohamed Abdelhabib, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1184287161
  4. Anurag Adhikari, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1861137952
  5. Nathanael Adjei, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1134651896
  6. Nimit Agarwal, MDInternal Medicine Physician1811155245

Verify Kristina G. Balangue in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%51.2
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Banner - University Hospital Based Physicians LLCPhoenix, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kristina G. Balangue among 67 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Arizona

Kristina G. Balangue, MD is one of 67 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 36% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 36% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2012 among the 48 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Arizona

There are 67 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Arizona.

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bethany Eiseler, MDPhoenix, AZ 850061538788781
  2. Domingo Maynes, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850061770795791
  3. Alexandra Meilech, MDPhoenix, AZ 850061649911611
  4. Janette Pitman, APRN-RNPPhoenix, AZ 850061043967243
  5. Scott Tomlinson, AGACNP-BCPhoenix, AZ 850061326512203
  6. Michael Widmer, DOPhoenix, AZ 850061497490254
  7. Brian Gans, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850041639532278
  8. Tom Finkelstein, MD, MPHPhoenix, AZ 850131427679844

Common questions

What is Kristina G. Balangue, MD's NPI number?

Kristina G. Balangue, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851527840, issued on Jun 3, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristina G. Balangue, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 E Mcdowell RD, Phoenix, AZ, 85006. Phone: (602) 839-2792. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristina G. Balangue, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 48546, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Kristina G. Balangue, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 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.