What is Carl Balog's specialty?

Carl Balog (NPI 1447287636) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Interventional Pain Management in Portland, OR.

Where does Carl Balog practice?

Carl Balog practices in Portland, OR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1447287636.

How much does Medicare pay Carl Balog?

Carl Balog (NPI 1447287636) received approximately $48K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 89 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1447287636

Carl BalogMD

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Interventional Pain ManagementPortland, ORI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

182

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

534

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$35K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 19 Interventional Pain Management providers in OR — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,278).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,433

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$70K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl334 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen171 claims

Morphine Sulfate127 claims

Duloxetine Hcl101 claims

Buprenorphine Hcl93 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$462

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$462

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$462

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Carl Balog's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 5 inbound referrers · 9 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
QUALITY TOXICOLOGY, LLC	79	418
ACADIAN DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES LLC	47	288
WEST PORTLAND SURGERY CENTER, LLC	20	48
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES OREGON	18	51
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES OREGON	12	60

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
QUALITY TOXICOLOGY, LLC	53	155
Joseph Knaus Specialist · Tigard, OR	43	191
ACADIAN DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES LLC	20	104
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES OREGON	17	68
OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY	16	75
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES OREGON	15	45
Richard Polin Neurosurgery · Clackamas, OR	14	43
LEGACY LABORATORY SERVICES, LLC	13	77
MT. SCOTT SURGERY CENTER, LLC	11	45

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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