Robert Balk, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Chicago, IL
Robert Balk, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1134173503, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Balk
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- Practice location
- 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 942-5871
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040331000828); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 1978
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Balk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,366 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta197 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa169 claims
- Prednisone109 claims
- Azithromycin85 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate62 claims
- Montelukast Sodium54 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
- Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Balk among 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois
Robert Balk, M.D. is one of 617 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2005 among the 444 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RP1001X and a Illinois 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 Illinois
There are 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Patrick Belvitch, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121326249228
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- David Gurka, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121255385514
- Jeffrey Jacobson, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121609937432
- Howard Jaffe, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121285724765
- Omar Lateef, D.O.Chicago, IL 606121295789527
- Richard Lenhardt, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121831141936
- Narayana Nagubadi, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121295782365
Common questions
What is Robert Balk, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Balk, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134173503, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Balk, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-5871. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Balk, M.D.'s license?
Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Balk, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Balk, M.D. had 1,366 Medicare Part D claims for 227 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.