Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan, MD in Brighton, MA

Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Nephrology" physician in Brighton, Massachusetts. He graduated from medical school in 1984 and has 40 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Nephrology. He is a member of the group practice Steward Medical Group Inc, Steward St Elizabeths Medical Center Of Boston Inc and his current practice location is 11 Nevins St., Suite 202, Brighton, Massachusetts. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (617) 779-6700.

Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan is licensed to practice in Massachusetts (license number 204354) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1326095548.

Contact Information

	Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan, MD
	11 Nevins St., Suite 202, Brighton, MA 02135
	(617) 779-6700
	(617) 779-6771

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan
Gender	Male
Speciality	Nephrology
Experience	40 Years
Location	11 Nevins St., Brighton, Massachusetts
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan graduated from medical school in 1984

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1326095548
Provider Enumeration Date: 05/31/2006
Last Update Date: 12/13/2017

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 8628040300
Enrollment ID: I20040812000287

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1326095548	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RN0300X	Internal Medicine - Nephrology	204354 (Massachusetts)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (dci Boston)	Boston, MA	Dialysis facility
Dci Ball Square	Somerville, MA	Dialysis facility
St Elizabeth's Medical Center	Brighton, MA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Steward Medical Group Inc	2860688728	1338
Steward St Elizabeths Medical Center Of Boston Inc	3476749540	18

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Steward Medical Group Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1629398219 PECOS PAC ID: 2860688728 Enrollment ID: O20101119000007

Entity Name	Steward St Elizabeths Medical Center Of Boston Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1174836852 PECOS PAC ID: 3476749540 Enrollment ID: O20101201000677

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan, MD 736 Cambridge St, Ccp 7064, Boston, MA 02135 Ph: (617) 562-7830	Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan, MD 11 Nevins St., Suite 202, Brighton, MA 02135 Ph: (617) 779-6700

Reviews and Comments

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Lawrence A. Kenney, MD Nephrology Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 736 Cambridge St, Seton Pavillion, 3rd Floor, Brighton, MA 02135 Phone: 617-789-2548 Fax: 617-562-7756
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Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan, MD - Medicare Nephrology in Brighton, MA