Lauren Balbas, MS, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Laguna Niguel, CA
Lauren Balbas, MS, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Laguna Niguel, California, and NPI 1417352345, issued on Nov 4, 2014. Check the license (California 52096, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Balbas
- Credential
- MS, PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 52096 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 27995 Greenfield Dr Ste C, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
- Phone
- (949) 360-4400
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150320000719); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lauren Balbas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 52096Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,106 Medicare Part D claims for 540 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin419 claims
- Ketoconazole137 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate130 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide74 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate66 claims
- Tacrolimus56 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: $1,322.30
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 one group practice
- Pure DermatologyNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Balbas among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Lauren Balbas, MS, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 38% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 38% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 physician assistant records list a practice address in Laguna Niguel
They are 15 of the 885 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Niguel, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
All 14,451 in California → Every provider in Laguna Niguel → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Valery Bergeron-Desimone, PA-CLaguna Niguel, CA 926771801097704
- Terri Cho, PALaguna Niguel, CA 926771174642524
- Shaun Davies, PA-CLaguna Niguel, CA 926771902162357
- Jill Jones, PA-CLaguna Niguel, CA 926771164630901
- Thuy NguyenLaguna Niguel, CA 926771770832347
- Quan NguyenLaguna Niguel, CA 926771912619214
- Alyssa Ogden, PA-CLaguna Niguel, CA 926771942811617
- Karen Pollick, RPA-CLaguna Niguel, CA 926771265568497
Common questions
What is Lauren Balbas, MS, PA-C's NPI number?
Lauren Balbas, MS, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417352345, issued on Nov 4, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Balbas, MS, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 27995 Greenfield Dr Ste C, Laguna Niguel, CA, 92677. Phone: (949) 360-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Balbas, MS, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 52096, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lauren Balbas, MS, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Balbas, MS, PA-C had 1,106 Medicare Part D claims for 540 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.