What is Eric Balaguer's specialty?

Eric Balaguer (NPI 1679747067) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hand Surgery in Miami, FL.

Where does Eric Balaguer practice?

Eric Balaguer practices in Miami, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1679747067.

How much does Medicare pay Eric Balaguer?

Eric Balaguer (NPI 1679747067) received approximately $31K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 77 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1679747067

Eric BalaguerMD

PRACTICETHE HAND INSTITUTE PLSee all providers at this practice →

Hand SurgeryMiami, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

118

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

165

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$10K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 129 Hand Surgery providers in FL — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,529).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

292

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Diclofenac Sodium103 claims

Meloxicam77 claims

Ibuprofen48 claims

Tramadol Hcl25 claims

Omeprazole22 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$8K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$4K

Food and Beverage$2K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$2K

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$4K

Food and Beverage$2K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Eric Balaguer'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). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Miami Hand Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Miami, FL	64	186
SIERRA, JANET	16	102
Brian Gwin Occupational Therapist in Private Practice · Miami, FL	11	44

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.

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