Ofelia C. Balta, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Sylva, NC
Ofelia C. Balta, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sylva, North Carolina, and NPI 1912980178, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 2003-00220, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ofelia C. Balta
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2003-00220 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 98 Cope Creek RD Ste A-B, Sylva, NC 28779
- Phone
- (828) 586-7798
- Enumerated
- Nov 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2023
- Fax
- (866) 282-0679
- Medicaid ID
- 89133YP NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100520000966); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Ofelia C. Balta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2003-00220Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,439 Medicare Part D claims for 505 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 157 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium248 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate181 claims
- Gabapentin173 claims
- Losartan Potassium161 claims
- Omeprazole128 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium119 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: $1,132.47
59 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.
13 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sylva
They are 13 of the 554 NPPES records with a practice address in Sylva, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Ofelia C. Balta, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ofelia C. Balta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912980178, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ofelia C. Balta, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 98 Cope Creek RD Ste A-B, Sylva, NC, 28779. Phone: (828) 586-7798. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ofelia C. Balta, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2003-00220, 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 Ofelia C. Balta, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ofelia C. Balta, M.D. had 5,439 Medicare Part D claims for 505 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.