Martin J. Balish, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Portland, OR
Martin J. Balish, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1548262173, issued on Aug 12, 2005. Check the license (Oregon MD18909, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Martin J. Balish
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD18909 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9135 SW Barnes RD, Portland, OR 97225
- Phone
- (503) 292-0848
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2023
- Fax
- (503) 296-0635
- Medicaid ID
- 276658 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050907000075); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Martin J. Balish in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD18909Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,254 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost320 claims
- Timolol Maleate160 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate103 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate98 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth70 claims
- Lumigan64 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $597.68
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eye Health Northwest PCMilwaukie, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Martin J. Balish among 322 ophthalmology physician records in Oregon
Martin J. Balish, MD is one of 322 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2007 among the 189 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Oregon
There are 322 ophthalmology physician records in Oregon.
All 322 in Oregon → Every provider in Portland → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
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- Kelly Chung, MDPortland, OR 972251760418743
- Kun DingPortland, OR 972251922637503
- Elizabeth Donohue, MDPortland, OR 972251316941917
- Tyler Etheridge, MDPortland, OR 972251518595958
- Thomas Lindgren, M.D.Portland, OR 972251063541381
Common questions
What is Martin J. Balish, MD's NPI number?
Martin J. Balish, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548262173, issued on Aug 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Martin J. Balish, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9135 SW Barnes RD, Portland, OR, 97225. Phone: (503) 292-0848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Martin J. Balish, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD18909, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Martin J. Balish, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Martin J. Balish, MD had 1,254 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Martin J. Balish, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.7 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.