NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ricardo Andres Balladares, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Raleigh, NC

Ricardo Andres Balladares, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1821738758, issued on Mar 30, 2022. Check the license (North Carolina 2025-00953, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1821738758
Name
Ricardo Andres Balladares
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2025-00953 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3237 Blue Ridge RD, Raleigh, NC 27612
Phone
(919) 781-7500
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2022
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250910003826); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oakland Univ, William Beaumont School Of Medicine, 2022
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3237 Blue Ridge RD

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

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Verify Ricardo Andres Balladares in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

236 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ricardo Balladares236
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium11 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 2 group practices

  1. Legacy Healthcare Services IncDurham, NC
  2. Wake Internal Medicine Consultants, Inc.Raleigh, NC

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

Ricardo Andres Balladares among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Ricardo Andres Balladares, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 95% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

315 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Raleigh

They are 315 of the 16,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Raleigh, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Philip Ashburn, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121447245790
  2. Donald Campbell, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121447245402
  3. Curtis Carlson, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121336134394
  4. Christina Crater, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121750376810
  5. Jonathan Flescher, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121558356618
  6. Wayne Harper, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121376538926
  7. Anne Ibach, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121023012309
  8. Rodger Israel, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276121073508149

Common questions

What is Ricardo Andres Balladares, MD's NPI number?

Ricardo Andres Balladares, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821738758, issued on Mar 30, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ricardo Andres Balladares, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3237 Blue Ridge RD, Raleigh, NC, 27612. Phone: (919) 781-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ricardo Andres Balladares, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2025-00953, 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 Ricardo Andres Balladares, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ricardo Andres Balladares, MD had 236 Medicare Part D claims for 67 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.