Wesam Ballouk, MD
Nephrology Physician · Memphis, TN
Wesam Ballouk, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1841291762, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD37027, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wesam Ballouk
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- MD37027 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2225 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
- Phone
- (901) 726-1161
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2025
- Fax
- (901) 726-0161
- Medicaid ID
- 3326941 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050125000633); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2225 Union Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Wesam Ballouk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD37027Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,406 Medicare Part D claims for 442 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Velphoro243 claims
- Calcitriol204 claims
- Furosemide192 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl185 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate144 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate138 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,047.66
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- The Kidney Group OF Memphis, PLLCCordova, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wesam Ballouk among 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee
Wesam Ballouk, MD is one of 266 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2002 among the 186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee.
All 266 in Tennessee → Every provider in Memphis → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hassan Amin, M.DMemphis, TN 381041225240476
- Omer Asif Siddiqui, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041659577278
- Robert Canada, MDMemphis, TN 381041033176250
- Fadi Daher, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041164554572
- Omar Davis, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041588767826
- Natarsha Grant, MDMemphis, TN 381041760508089
- Stacy Johnson, M.D., PH.D.Memphis, TN 381041912131236
- Jin-Yon Kim, MDMemphis, TN 381041609063387
Common questions
What is Wesam Ballouk, MD's NPI number?
Wesam Ballouk, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841291762, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wesam Ballouk, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2225 Union Ave, Memphis, TN, 38104. Phone: (901) 726-1161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wesam Ballouk, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD37027, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wesam Ballouk, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wesam Ballouk, MD had 2,406 Medicare Part D claims for 442 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wesam Ballouk, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.