Michelle Balas, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Wilkes Barre, PA
Michelle Balas, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1801055926, issued on Jun 4, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD441442, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Balas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD441442 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 E End Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
- Phone
- (570) 824-3521
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 120735015 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120806000688); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michelle Balas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD441442Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
162 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium16 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl16 claims
- Carvedilol13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Rural Health Corporation OF Northeastern PennsylvaniaEdwardsville, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Balas among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Michelle Balas, MD is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
41 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Wilkes Barre
They are 41 of the 2,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Michelle Balas, MD's NPI number?
Michelle Balas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801055926, issued on Jun 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Balas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 E End Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18711. Phone: (570) 824-3521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Balas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD441442, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michelle Balas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Balas, MD had 162 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.