NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruchi Rani Balaney, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Tinley Park, IL

Ruchi Rani Balaney, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Tinley Park, Illinois, and NPI 1831408889, issued on Sep 24, 2010. Check the license (Illinois 085-003871, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; 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
1831408889
Name
Ruchi Rani Balaney
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License numbers
085-003871 IL
085003871 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17495 LA Grange RD, Tinley Park, IL 60487
Phone
(708) 406-3243
Enumerated
Sep 24, 2010
Record last updated
Jun 21, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101119000525); accepts Medicare assignment
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 17495 LA Grange RD

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

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  2. Tekekee Buckner, FNPNurse Practitioner1538442918
  3. Rachelle Centeno, D.O.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1780827337
  4. Peter Christofylakis, PTPhysical Therapist1902274004
  5. Marley Coughlin, PTPhysical Therapist1194493809
  6. Allison Croucher, D.O.Pediatrics Physician1467735282

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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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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88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

2,156 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ruchi Balaney2,156
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium207 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate118 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium75 claims
  4. Simvastatin63 claims
  5. Alendronate Sodium57 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium57 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: $333.95

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ruchi Balaney$333.95
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Dupage Medical Group LtdSchaumburg, IL

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

Ruchi Rani Balaney among 671 medical physician assistant records in Illinois

Ruchi Rani Balaney, PA-C is one of 671 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 49% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2012 among the 340 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Illinois

There are 671 medical physician assistant records in Illinois.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charinne Thommen, PA-COrland Park, IL 604871073608865
  2. Timothy Newcomb, PA-CHomer Glen, IL 604911457412330
  3. Catrina Brucato, PA-CTinley Park, IL 604771912216458
  4. Michelle Ovando, PA-CTinley Park, IL 604771760676969
  5. Arthur Sliwa, PA-CAurora, IL 605021366523128
  6. Sara Bealert, PAAurora, IL 605041134115330
  7. Erin Stillwell, PACAurora, IL 605041619018991
  8. Emalee Hanna, PA-CAurora, IL 605061619370392

Common questions

What is Ruchi Rani Balaney, PA-C's NPI number?

Ruchi Rani Balaney, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831408889, issued on Sep 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruchi Rani Balaney, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17495 LA Grange RD, Tinley Park, IL, 60487. Phone: (708) 406-3243. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruchi Rani Balaney, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 085-003871, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ruchi Rani Balaney, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruchi Rani Balaney, PA-C had 2,156 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.