Physician

David Howard Balaban, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, David Balaban, MD (NPI: 1225035959) practices gastroenterology in the Charlottesville, VA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Charlottesville City, VA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, LLC (NPI: 1205884368; TIN: 540892627) and primary practice location at 22902-4849.

Balaban's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 886 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,255 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $199,032 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 45385 (Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare). Part D data shows 1,285 prescription claims across 411 beneficiaries totaling $689,432 in drug costs, led by Stelara (Ustekinumab). Open Payments data shows 4 records totaling $101. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $150,588 and ending at $199,032. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $254,758 to $689,432. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$167K$335K2015 Medicare payment: $150,588 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $157,801 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $190,999 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $213,791 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $292,587 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $256,369 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $334,529 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $246,179 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $143,971 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $199,032 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20158531,354$150,588
20168511,364$157,801
20177771,651$190,999
20188222,286$213,791
201990112,721$292,587
202077116,674$256,369
202196814,098$334,529
20228949,588$246,179
20236791,252$143,971
20248861,255$199,032

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$345K$689K2015 Drug cost: $254,758 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $269,383 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $253,918 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $314,388 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $320,960 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $266,336 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $385,721 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $337,203 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $376,158 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $689,432 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20153871,135$254,758
20164371,216$269,383
20174231,259$253,918
20183921,224$314,388
20194461,211$320,960
20203781,165$266,336
20214021,245$385,721
20224071,206$337,203
20233451,130$376,158
20244111,285$689,432

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
45385Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare145146$366
45380Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope102102$257
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more134134$116
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more172191$89
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more263327$66

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
StelaraUstekinumab12672$318,961
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab11308$74,927
MesalamineMesalamine956,499$65,362
ZenpepLipase/Protease/Amylase29904$44,821
LinzessLinaclotide642,490$41,510

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.4$101ABBVIE INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for David Howard Balaban, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for David Howard Balaban, MD (NPI 1225035959), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does David Howard Balaban, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to David Howard Balaban, MD?

David Howard Balaban, MD is linked to GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, LLC (billing NPI 1205884368) in the available physician profile data.

Does David Howard Balaban, MD have Open Payments data?

David Howard Balaban, MD has 4 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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