Rick Balestra, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Portland, OR
Rick Balestra, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1184824351, issued on Jul 24, 2007. Check the license (Oregon MD169371, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rick Balestra
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MD169371 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 NE 99TH Ave Ste 200, Portland, OR 97220
- Phone
- (503) 963-3030
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (503) 963-3140
- Medicaid IDs
- 2078063 WA
500679518 OR - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140805000404); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1111 NE 99TH Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tiffany Choi, PA-CPhysician Assistant1245993419
- Granthem Farr, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1912298696
- Caitlin Fields, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1609174275
- Bradford Glavan, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1255441739
- Carly Griffin, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558748293
Verify Rick Balestra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD169371Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
547 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 66% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta95 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa77 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol48 claims
- Azithromycin30 claims
- Prednisone28 claims
- Gabapentin25 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: $648.98
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Getinge USA Sales, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Providence Health And Services - OregonPortland, OR
- The Oregon Clinic, PCPortland, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rick Balestra among 197 pulmonary disease physician records in Oregon
Rick Balestra, M.D. is one of 197 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 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 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 144 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Oregon
There are 197 pulmonary disease physician records in Oregon.
All 197 in Oregon → Every provider in Portland → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Bowerfind, MDPortland, OR 972201801898663
- Rhett Cummings, MDPortland, OR 972201174525844
- Bradford Glavan, MDPortland, OR 972201255441739
- David Hotchkin, MDPortland, OR 972201245340538
- Marc Jacobs, MDPortland, OR 972201073620332
- John Keppel, MDPortland, OR 972201386636835
- Michael Lefor, MDPortland, OR 972201003808452
- Louis Libby, MDPortland, OR 972201003808486
Common questions
What is Rick Balestra, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rick Balestra, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184824351, issued on Jul 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rick Balestra, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 NE 99TH Ave Ste 200, Portland, OR, 97220. Phone: (503) 963-3030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rick Balestra, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD169371, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rick Balestra, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rick Balestra, M.D. had 547 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.