Stafford Balderson
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Durham, NC
Stafford Balderson is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1801966635, issued on Nov 9, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 102520, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stafford Balderson
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 102520 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2100 Erwin RD, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 620-4467
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180227001157); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 157 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2100 Erwin RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Deanna Adkins, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1942359955
- Nicolas Aeschlimann, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1003063116
- Mary AffrontiNurse Practitioner1437318300
- Sana Alkhatib, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1336223247
- Diane AllenSurgery Physician1184708885
- James Alspaugh, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1851440861
Verify Stafford Balderson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 102520Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $5,728.16
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 one group practice
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stafford Balderson among 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina
Stafford Balderson is one of 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 71% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1998 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 157 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Carolina.
All 157 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kaitlin Bevers, MDDurham, NC 277101437578473
- Thomas D'Amico, M.D.Durham, NC 277101023171899
- Jeffrey Gaca, MDDurham, NC 277101821260431
- Herbert Lyerly, M.D.Durham, NC 277101427111202
- Charles Murphy, M.D.Durham, NC 277101770546772
- Gustavo Parrilla, MDDurham, NC 277101174872931
- Kunal Patel, MD, PHDDurham, NC 277101447698642
- Jennifer PernaDurham, NC 277101568545721
Common questions
What is Stafford Balderson's NPI number?
Stafford Balderson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801966635, issued on Nov 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stafford Balderson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2100 Erwin RD, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 620-4467. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stafford Balderson's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 102520, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stafford Balderson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stafford Balderson had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.