Dr. Robert Bala, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,601
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 130
- Part D claims, 2024
- 8,323
- MIPS score, 2024
- 86
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 2815 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805
- Practice phone
- Call (863) 687-7251
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc.
Lakeland, Florida
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Dr. Robert Bala is a family medicine physician in Lakeland, Florida
Dr. Bala practices at Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc. in Lakeland, Florida.
Dr. Bala's NPI, 1124008156, was assigned on January 17, 2006. Dr. Bala graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Bala holds Florida license ME76603.
- NPI
- 1124008156NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5496899940
- NPI enumeration date
- January 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (863) 687-7251
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Robert Bala practices at Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc. in Lakeland, Florida
Dr. Bala's primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc., at 2815 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 in Polk County. The practice phone is (863) 687-7251.
- Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc.2815 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 · Polk CountyPhone(863) 687-7251
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Robert Bala is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Bala's primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc. in Lakeland, Florida. Dr. Bala is also affiliated with Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center. The medical group on file is Lakeland Regional Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bala to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert Bala's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bala practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc. | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Robert Bala is one of 7,735 family medicine physicians in Florida
Family medicine is Dr. Bala's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Bala is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bala's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, FloridaPrimary
- North Carolina license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute skin infection, aneurysm, arthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiomyopathy and chronic anemia among the conditions Dr. Bala treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Robert Bala billed Medicare for 1,601 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,601 Medicare services from Dr. Bala across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 130 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,010 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Bala's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1,0372024: 1,0653%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3742024: 31915%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1292024: 15722%
- Other services
- 2023: 242024: 3129%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 912024: 2968%
Dr. Bala compared with the Florida median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Bala
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 1,601vs 3934.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 130vs 17224% below
- Part D claims
- 7,634vs 9797.8 times
Medians across 7,484 family medicine physicians in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Bala's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Robert Bala treated 130 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 130 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bala in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 59 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bala's median patient age at 59, with 52% women.
Dr. Bala's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Bala's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6953%
- Men6147%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Bala's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes45%
- Arthritis37%
- Chronic kidney disease31%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Anxiety23%
- Atrial fibrillation23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Bala's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Robert Bala wrote 8,323 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Bala wrote 8,323 Medicare Part D claims for 497 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,634 of them, across 123 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $639,734 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,268 claims across 111 drugs.
Dr. Bala's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic7,114 claims85%
- Brand-name1,154 claims14%
- Other55 claims1%
Dr. Bala's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Bala's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids0%32 of 8,323 claims
- Antibiotics1%84 of 8,323 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%20 of 8,323 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 7,2682024: 7,6345%
Drugs named by CMS: 123 in 2024, 111 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Robert Bala scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Bala for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bala accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Bala's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 86of 100Final score
- 64.1of 100Quality
- 98of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 77of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Robert Bala received $1,350 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 97 general payments to Dr. Bala from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $201.
General payments to Dr. Bala by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Bala by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$1,347100%
- Education$30%
Companies that paid Dr. Bala the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Robert Bala graduated from UVA School of Medicine
Dr. Bala graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1997.
- Medical school
- Board certified in family medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Robert Bala accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Bala is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Bala accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO13
- Medicare11
- HMO9
- POS6
- EPO5
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Robert Bala's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Robert Bala's NPI number?
Dr. Robert Bala's NPI number is 1124008156. It was assigned on January 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert Bala?
Dr. Robert Bala is a family medicine physician in Lakeland, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Robert Bala practice?
Dr. Bala practices at 2815 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805. Dr. Bala's primary practice is Lakeland Regional Health Systems, Inc. in Lakeland, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bala to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Robert Bala's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Bala is (863) 687-7251.
What is Dr. Robert Bala's medical license number?
Dr. Bala holds Florida license ME76603, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Robert Bala been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bala in Florida (1998 to 2026) and North Carolina (2015 to 2019).
Which hospitals is Dr. Robert Bala affiliated with?
Dr. Bala is affiliated with Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Robert Bala part of?
Dr. Bala is linked to Lakeland Regional Health.
Does Dr. Robert Bala accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bala billed Medicare for 1,601 services in 2024, and Dr. Bala accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Robert Bala's MIPS score?
Dr. Bala's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert Bala see?
CMS counts 130 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bala in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Robert Bala board certified?
Yes. Dr. Bala is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.
What services does Dr. Robert Bala bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Bala's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), lab and pathology test (80061) and lab and pathology test (80053).
Where did Dr. Robert Bala go to medical school?
Dr. Bala graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1997.
What drugs does Dr. Robert Bala prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bala's most prescribed drugs by claims were Rosuvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Robert Bala received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,350 in general payments to Dr. Bala from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Robert Bala been practicing?
Dr. Bala graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Robert Bala accept?
Dr. Bala is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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