Mihaela R. Balica, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Pacific Palisades, CA
Mihaela R. Balica, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pacific Palisades, California, and NPI 1609935287, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (California A63010, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mihaela R. Balica
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A63010 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 881 Alma Real Dr Ste 101, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
- Phone
- (310) 829-8923
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2024
- Fax
- (424) 212-5936
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050520000241); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mihaela R. Balica in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A63010Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
652 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin61 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa36 claims
- Meloxicam32 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate29 claims
- Prednisone29 claims
- Azithromycin18 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $25.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Providence Saint Johns Medical FoundationSanta Monica, CA
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupWoodland Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mihaela R. Balica among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Mihaela R. Balica, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pacific Palisades
They are 8 of the 251 NPPES records with a practice address in Pacific Palisades, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gary Green, MDPacific Palisades, CA 902721154345254
- Howard Lehrhoff, M.D.Pacific Palisades, CA 902721659493047
- Julie Ma, MDPacific Palisades, CA 902721306865688
- Damon Raskin, MDPacific Palisades, CA 902721528254133
- Robert Saltzman, M.D. INC.Pacific Palisades, CA 902721003972316
- Roberta Smith, MDPacific Palisades, CA 902721164532750
- Liane Zwetzich, MDPacific Palisades, CA 902721346869955
- Hiva Bastanmehr, M.D.Rolling Hills Estates, CA 902741396751194
Common questions
What is Mihaela R. Balica, MD's NPI number?
Mihaela R. Balica, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609935287, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mihaela R. Balica, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 881 Alma Real Dr Ste 101, Pacific Palisades, CA, 90272. Phone: (310) 829-8923. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mihaela R. Balica, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A63010, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mihaela R. Balica, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mihaela R. Balica, MD had 652 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.