Richard Balon, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Detroit, MI
Richard Balon, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Detroit, Michigan, and NPI 1134166846, issued on Jun 1, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301047336, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Balon
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 4301047336 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3901 Walter P Chrysler Service Dr., Detroit, MI 48201
- Phone
- (313) 993-3434
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (313) 993-3421
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060630000281); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Balon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301047336Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
405 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam40 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr26 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl26 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl25 claims
- Olanzapine21 claims
- Alprazolam19 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
- University Physician GroupDetroit, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Balon among 1,729 psychiatry physician records in Michigan
Richard Balon, MD is one of 1,729 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2005 among the 828 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Michigan
There are 1,729 psychiatry physician records in Michigan.
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- Abdul Rauf, MDDetroit, MI 482011417994906
- David Rosenberg, MDDetroit, MI 482011770521841
Common questions
What is Richard Balon, MD's NPI number?
Richard Balon, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134166846, issued on Jun 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Balon, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3901 Walter P Chrysler Service Dr., Detroit, MI, 48201. Phone: (313) 993-3434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Balon, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301047336, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Balon, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Balon, MD had 405 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.