William B. Balcom, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Worcester, MA
William B. Balcom, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1639159841, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 77380, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William B. Balcom
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 77380 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA 01608
- Phone
- (508) 368-3140
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (508) 368-3143
- Medicaid ID
- 2115778 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060105000583); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 123 Summer Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William B. Balcom in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 77380Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
248 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin73 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl41 claims
- Tramadol Hcl29 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim26 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl15 claims
- Ibuprofen14 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
- Reliant Medical Group IncWorcester, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William B. Balcom among 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts
William B. Balcom, MD is one of 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 441 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 207X00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carol Barrette, MDWorcester, MA 016081902877384
- Brian Burroughs, M.D.Worcester, MA 016081124288477
- Alexander Connaughton, MDWorcester, MA 016081659781938
- Louis Jenis, M.D.Worcester, MA 016081285636993
- Thomas Kesman, M.D.Worcester, MA 016081033230776
- Joel Saks, M.D.Worcester, MA 016081184821456
- Howard Taylor, M.D.Worcester, MA 016081629144597
- Philip Lahey, MDWorcester, MA 016101841313921
Common questions
What is William B. Balcom, MD's NPI number?
William B. Balcom, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639159841, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William B. Balcom, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA, 01608. Phone: (508) 368-3140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William B. Balcom, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 77380, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William B. Balcom, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William B. Balcom, MD had 248 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.