Leora Beth Balsam, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Worcester, MA
Leora Beth Balsam, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1083800585, issued on Sep 18, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 273202, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leora Beth Balsam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 273202 MA
A69615 CA
248717-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655
- Phone
- (508) 334-2577
- Enumerated
- Sep 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (508) 334-7284
- Medicaid ID
- 00A869820 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180202000426); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 55 Lake Avenue North
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Leora Beth Balsam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 273202Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $32.69
1 payment: 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 one group practice
- Umass Memorial Medical Group IncWorcester, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Massachusetts
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Common questions
What is Leora Beth Balsam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Leora Beth Balsam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083800585, issued on Sep 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leora Beth Balsam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA, 01655. Phone: (508) 334-2577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leora Beth Balsam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 273202, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Leora Beth Balsam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97 of 100. 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.