NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Naveen Balan

Trauma Surgery Physician · Oakland, CA

Naveen Balan is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1669979134, issued on Apr 10, 2018. Check the license (California A164608, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669979134
Name
Naveen Balan
Primary taxonomy
Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
License number
A164608 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1411 E 31St St, Oakland, CA 94602
Phone
(510) 437-4800
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 3, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250924001844); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2018
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 1411 E 31St St

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

  1. Shahram Aarabi, MDVascular Surgery Physician1972700458
  2. Marwan Abdelrahim, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1538693650
  3. Oluwayemisi Adejumo, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1699031179
  4. Tessa Adler, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558065524
  5. Omonivie Agboghidi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1104576065
  6. Ruta AionoLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1518833375

Verify Naveen Balan in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average trauma surgery physician in 2024

22 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 48 among the 447 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Naveen Balan22
  2. Specialty average48

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

  1. Alameda Health SystemSan Leandro, CA

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

Naveen Balan among 146 trauma surgery physician records in California

Naveen Balan is one of 146 trauma surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2007 among the 117 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0127X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Trauma Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 146 trauma surgery physician records in California.

The 8 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Cushman, M.D.Oakland, CA 946021932149010
  2. Shailvi Gupta, MDOakland, CA 946021942521349
  3. Michael Esparza, MDWalnut Creek, CA 945981295149540
  4. Dinh Nguyen, M.D.Oakland, CA 946121922116987
  5. Amber Jones, D.O., M.P.H.Castro Valley, CA 945461265787659
  6. Kevin Mitchell, MDFremont, CA 945381255388666
  7. Chet Morrison, M.D.Fremont, CA 945381609980358
  8. Joshua Wechsler, MDLarkspur, CA 949391427685288

Common questions

What is Naveen Balan's NPI number?

Naveen Balan's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669979134, issued on Apr 10, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Naveen Balan located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1411 E 31St St, Oakland, CA, 94602. Phone: (510) 437-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Naveen Balan's license?

NPPES lists California license number A164608, 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 Naveen Balan prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Naveen Balan had 22 Medicare Part D claims; the average among trauma surgery physician prescribers was 48. 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.

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