Michael Balkunas, MD
Psychiatry Physician · New Britain, CT
Michael Balkunas, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in New Britain, Connecticut, and NPI 1023095916, issued on Dec 30, 2005. Check the license (Connecticut 042831, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Balkunas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 042831 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Grand St, New Britain, CT 06052
- Phone
- (860) 224-5305
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050222000461); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Balkunas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 042831Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
155 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate22 claims
- Mirtazapine14 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): 91.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Hospital OF Central Connecticut AT New Britain General And BradleyNew Britain, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Balkunas among 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut
Michael Balkunas, MD is one of 1,174 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 70% 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, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 2084P0800X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut.
All 1,174 in Connecticut → Every provider in New Britain → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Ballew, D.O., PH.D.New Britain, CT 060521750301925
- Scott Berman, M.D.New Britain, CT 060521922471333
- Mihai Caratas, M.D.New Britain, CT 060521558508275
- Maria Da Costa, MDNew Britain, CT 060521558332155
- Michael DibiaseNew Britain, CT 060521245627801
- Celia Purugganan, M.D.New Britain, CT 060521609912583
- Ran Zhao, MDNew Britain, CT 060521770970261
- Andy Beltran, MDNew Britain, CT 060511093192031
Common questions
What is Michael Balkunas, MD's NPI number?
Michael Balkunas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023095916, issued on Dec 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Balkunas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Grand St, New Britain, CT, 06052. Phone: (860) 224-5305. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Balkunas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 042831, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Balkunas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Balkunas, MD had 155 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Balkunas, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.