Nikhil Balakrishnan, MD
Neurology Physician · Charlotte, NC
Nikhil Balakrishnan, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1396993184, issued on Sep 4, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-02056, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nikhil Balakrishnan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 2008-02056 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 E W T Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28262
- Phone
- (704) 863-8700
- Enumerated
- Sep 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100811000164); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 101 E W T Harris Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nikhil Balakrishnan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2008-02056Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
2,216 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl249 claims
- Memantine Hcl201 claims
- Gabapentin98 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa89 claims
- Propranolol Hcl Er88 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate88 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): 89.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $711.73
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCDenver, NC
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncMooresville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Nikhil Balakrishnan, MD's NPI number?
Nikhil Balakrishnan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396993184, issued on Sep 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nikhil Balakrishnan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 E W T Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC, 28262. Phone: (704) 863-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nikhil Balakrishnan, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-02056, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nikhil Balakrishnan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nikhil Balakrishnan, MD had 2,216 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nikhil Balakrishnan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 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.