NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Larry Balle

Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Houston, TX

Larry Balle is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1508283995, issued on Mar 24, 2014. Check the license (Texas R2278, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508283995
Name
Larry Balle
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS0010X
License numbers
R2278 TX
E-10752 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6445 Main St Ste 2500, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 441-9000
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2014
Record last updated
Oct 15, 2025
Fax
(713) 441-9000
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240808002624); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 6445 Main St Ste 2500

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

  1. Jason Ahuero, MDOrthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1518176338
  2. Benjamin AkandeStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1821884834
  3. Samantha Baker, MS, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1043850647
  4. Erin Berezowsky, PA-CPhysician Assistant1598183675
  5. Taylor Brown, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1396733556
  6. Michelle Coleman, M.D.Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1326333402

Verify Larry Balle in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

52 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 855 among the 2,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Larry Balle52
  2. Specialty average855

Most prescribed

  1. Baclofen17 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $246.73

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 1,218 providers of this specialty with any payment received $781.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Larry Balle$246.73
  2. Specialty average$781.49

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

  1. Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
  2. Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX

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

Larry Balle among 198 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas

Larry Balle is one of 198 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 55% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2013 among the 149 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QS0010X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Texas

There are 198 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas.

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The 8 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rehal Bhojani, MDHouston, TX 770301134353188
  2. Robert Flannery, MDHouston, TX 770301255514394
  3. Kevin Lyu, M.D.Houston, TX 770301689037723
  4. Brian MbahHouston, TX 770301043708290
  5. Jorge Velez, MDHouston, TX 770251114013307
  6. Megha Abraham, MDHouston, TX 770241932738879
  7. Eunsung Kim, M.D.Houston, TX 770241306371695
  8. Anne Garrison, D.O.Houston, TX 770151760533558

Common questions

What is Larry Balle's NPI number?

Larry Balle's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508283995, issued on Mar 24, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Larry Balle located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6445 Main St Ste 2500, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Larry Balle's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R2278, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Larry Balle prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Larry Balle had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 855. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.