Richard B. Balaban, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Somerville, MA
Richard B. Balaban, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Somerville, Massachusetts, and NPI 1780793281, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 150331, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard B. Balaban
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 150331 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 236 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02143
- Phone
- (617) 591-6300
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050830000276); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard B. Balaban in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 150331Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,956 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 154 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium143 claims
- Metformin Hcl73 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate69 claims
- Omeprazole64 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate62 claims
- Lisinopril61 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 one group practice
- Cambridge Public Health CommissionEverett, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard B. Balaban among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts
Richard B. Balaban, M.D. is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 64% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Somerville
They are 36 of the 1,860 NPPES records with a practice address in Somerville, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Richard B. Balaban, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard B. Balaban, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780793281, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard B. Balaban, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 236 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA, 02143. Phone: (617) 591-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard B. Balaban, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 150331, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard B. Balaban, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard B. Balaban, M.D. had 1,956 Medicare Part D claims for 121 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.