Ryan Balko, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Lubbock, TX
Ryan Balko, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1568993608, issued on Mar 21, 2017. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan Balko
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- Practice location
- 4309 102ND St, Lubbock, TX 79423
- Phone
- (806) 761-0747
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4309 102ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ryan Balko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
124 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims
- Omeprazole13 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: $159.74
8 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 65,274 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,536.66 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Umc PhysiciansLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
142 internal medicine physician records list a Lubbock practice address
They are 142 of the 5,735 NPPES records with a Lubbock practice address, and 11,069 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Ryan Balko, MD's NPI number?
Ryan Balko, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568993608, issued on Mar 21, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan Balko, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4309 102ND St, Lubbock, TX, 79423. Phone: (806) 761-0747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan Balko, MD's license?
Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ryan Balko, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ryan Balko, MD had 124 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.