What is Nicole Balchune's specialty?

Nicole Balchune (NPI 1659505931) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Hazleton, PA.

Where does Nicole Balchune practice?

Nicole Balchune practices in Hazleton, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659505931.

How much does Medicare pay Nicole Balchune?

Nicole Balchune (NPI 1659505931) received approximately $97K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 370 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659505931

Nicole BalchuneDO

Internal MedicineHazleton, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

950

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,316

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$82K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 4,434 Internal Medicine providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 550).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,533

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$353K

Distinct drugs

109

Brand share

17.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium193 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium181 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium176 claims

Lisinopril169 claims

Metoprolol Succinate164 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nicole Balchune'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). 12 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	183	1,425
WILKES BARRE HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	52	174
Kimberly Ann Kovalick Family Practice · Kingston, PA	44	216
GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	24	67
GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	18	43
LISS, ARTHUR	16	31
KORDEK, MICHAEL	14	35
NPI 1306844766	13	28
Shivam Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Wilkes Barre, PA	12	44
Gunnar Kosek Family Practice · Edwardsville, PA	12	51
GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	11	26
Trans-Med Ambulance Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Luzerne, PA	11	35

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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