What is Ashfaq Balla's specialty?

Ashfaq Balla (NPI 1740228220) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Worcester, MA.

Where does Ashfaq Balla practice?

Ashfaq Balla practices in Worcester, MA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1740228220.

How much does Medicare pay Ashfaq Balla?

Ashfaq Balla (NPI 1740228220) received approximately $95K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 348 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1740228220

Ashfaq BallaMD

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NephrologyWorcester, MAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

511

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

881

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$89K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 270 Nephrology providers in MA — above median (cohort median 904).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

694

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$107K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

16.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Losartan Potassium111 claims

Amlodipine Besylate77 claims

Furosemide56 claims

Sevelamer Carbonate44 claims

Carvedilol41 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

83.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

Payment records

By payment type

Education$7

Top paying entities

Education$7

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ashfaq Balla'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). 49 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	59	598
BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.	47	199
Jeff Velez Interventional Radiology · Medford, MA	43	111
FALLON SERVICE, INC.	41	216
BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.	38	571
BICK, RONALD	36	83
Patrick Blomberg Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Framingham, MA	34	85
James Alderman Internal Medicine · Framingham, MA	33	57
Michelle Swire Diagnostic Radiology · Framingham, MA	32	51
Jill Reinherz Diagnostic Radiology · New York, NY	32	69
David Young Cardiology · Framingham, MA	31	76
DONALDSON, MAGRUDER	31	115

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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