NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Balderas, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Harlingen, TX

Michael Balderas, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1669733341, issued on May 30, 2012. Check the license (Texas S2232, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669733341
Name
Michael Balderas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
S2232 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2310 N ED Carey Dr Ste 1A, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone
(956) 428-5522
Enumerated
May 30, 2012
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(956) 412-5109
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190904001321); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2310 N ED Carey Dr Ste 1A

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

  1. Valerie Cruz, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1487252987
  2. Antonio Galvan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1023740297
  3. Dianna Galvan, MSN, APRN, FNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1497038673
  4. Lori Gomez, PAPhysician Assistant1194959148
  5. Mary Mitchell, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1407483407
  6. Danielle Stone, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1710371612

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  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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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

6,352 Medicare Part D claims for 732 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Michael Balderas6,352
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate714 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium576 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium404 claims
  4. Xarelto252 claims
  5. Carvedilol245 claims
  6. Clopidogrel244 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%93.2
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $342.36

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Balderas$342.36
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. South Heart Clinic, PLLCHarlingen, TX

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

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.

Other cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

  1. Ismaile Abdalla, M.D.Amarillo, TX1386610285
  2. Amer Abdulla, MDGalveston, TX1437533205
  3. Nabeel Abdullah, MDPort Arthur, TX1952306565
  4. William Abide, M.D.San Marcos, TX1932307261
  5. Wael Abo-Auda, M.D.McKinney, TX1891782512
  6. Dia Abochamh, MDPort Arthur, TX1417952029
  7. Mehran Abolbashari, M.D.El Paso, TX1144633272
  8. Ossama Abou HassanTemple, TX1083252332
  9. David Abrams, MDAustin, TX1326049230
  10. Gerard Abreo, MDWebster, TX1225072507

Common questions

What is Michael Balderas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Michael Balderas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669733341, issued on May 30, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Balderas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2310 N ED Carey Dr Ste 1A, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 428-5522. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Balderas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S2232, 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 Michael Balderas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Balderas, M.D. had 6,352 Medicare Part D claims for 732 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael Balderas, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.