Merry Dawit Balcha, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Richmond, VA
Merry Dawit Balcha, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1588366462, issued on Mar 21, 2023. Check the license (Virginia 0101289377, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merry Dawit Balcha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 0101289377 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7101 Jahnke RD, Richmond, VA 23225
- Phone
- (804) 483-0000
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Merry Dawit Balcha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101289377Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
113 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of 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.
Merry Dawit Balcha among 542 hospitalist physician records in Virginia
Merry Dawit Balcha, MD is one of 542 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 2023, is newer than 97% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 97% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 79% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Virginia
There are 542 hospitalist physician records in Virginia.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gauri Aggarwal, MDRichmond, VA 232251356471114
- Javed Akram, M.D.Richmond, VA 232251558580365
- Srinivasa Bokkisam, MDRichmond, VA 232251336158096
- Elliott Chen, MDRichmond, VA 232251548721889
- Mark DavisRichmond, VA 232251407060437
- Andrew Herman, M.D.Richmond, VA 232251366860462
- Ruksana Jabeen, MDRichmond, VA 232251376653600
- Vincent Nardone, M.D.Richmond, VA 232251720490683
Common questions
What is Merry Dawit Balcha, MD's NPI number?
Merry Dawit Balcha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588366462, issued on Mar 21, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merry Dawit Balcha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7101 Jahnke RD, Richmond, VA, 23225. Phone: (804) 483-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merry Dawit Balcha, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101289377, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Merry Dawit Balcha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merry Dawit Balcha, MD had 113 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.