Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath, MD

  • Palatka, FL
  • General practice physician
NPI1851389076PAC ID0840217964
Medicare services, 2024
19
Medicare patients, 2024
22
Part D claims, 2024
4,078
Industry payments
$475
Affiliated sites
2
Practice address
1302 River Street, Palatka, FL 32177
Practice phone
Call (904) 325-1086
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Aza Health - Palatka

FQHC - Main Site · Palatka, Florida

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Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath is a general practice physician in Palatka, Florida

Dr. Balbuena Heath practices at Aza Health - Palatka in Palatka, Florida.

Dr. Balbuena Heath's NPI, 1851389076, was assigned on October 11, 2005. Dr. Balbuena Heath graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in 2002. Dr. Balbuena Heath holds Puerto Rico license 16184.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0840217964
NPI enumeration date
October 11, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(904) 325-1086
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
50
Medical school graduation
2002

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath practices at Aza Health - Palatka in Palatka, Florida

Dr. Balbuena Heath's primary practice is Aza Health - Palatka, at 1302 River Street, Palatka, FL 32177 in Putnam County. The practice phone is (904) 325-1086.

  • Aza Health - Palatka
    1302 River Street, Palatka, FL 32177 · Putnam CountyPhone(904) 325-1086

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Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Balbuena Heath's primary practice is Aza Health - Palatka in Palatka, Florida. The medical group on file is Aza Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balbuena Heath to 1 more community health center, named with a free account. Dr. Balbuena Heath's employer is on file too: a community health center (fqhc).

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Balbuena Heath practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Aza Health - PalatkaAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath is one of 1,706 general practice physicians in Florida

General practice is Dr. Balbuena Heath's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208D00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Balbuena Heath's licenses on file in 2 states: Puerto Rico and Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • General practice, Puerto RicoPrimaryLicense 16184 · 2005 to 2028 · taxonomy 208D00000X
  • Florida license2017 to 2026

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute skin infection, chronic diabetes, chronic hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), contact dermatitis, diabetic emergency and erectile dysfunction among the conditions Dr. Balbuena Heath treats.

General practice physicians near Dr. Balbuena Heath

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Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath billed Medicare for 19 services in 2024

CMS data shows 19 Medicare services from Dr. Balbuena Heath across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 22 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $65 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202419
Medicare patients22
Paid by Medicare$65
Procedure codes1

Dr. Balbuena Heath compared with the Florida median for general practice physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Balbuena Heath
  • Florida median
Medicare services
19vs 10281% below
Medicare patients
22vs 4045% below
Part D claims
3,474vs 1,5972.2 times

Medians across 1,557 general practice physicians in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Balbuena Heath's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath treated 22 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 66

CMS counts 22 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balbuena Heath in 2024. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.42, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Balbuena Heath's median patient age at 54, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 202422
Average age66
Average risk score1.42

Chronic conditions among Dr. Balbuena Heath's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure73%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Balbuena Heath's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 54

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men42%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath wrote 4,078 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Balbuena Heath wrote 4,078 Medicare Part D claims for 221 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,474 of them, across 93 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $220,614 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,852 claims across 77 drugs.

Part D claims, 20244,078
Drugs named by CMS93
Total drug cost$220,614
Part D patients221

Dr. Balbuena Heath's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic3,500 claims86%
  • Brand-name534 claims13%
  • Other44 claims1%

Dr. Balbuena Heath'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. Balbuena Heath's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids3%104 of 4,078 claims
  • Antibiotics4%143 of 4,078 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%27 of 4,078 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: 2,8522024: 3,47422%

Drugs named by CMS: 93 in 2024, 77 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath takes part in Medicare

Dr. Balbuena Heath accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath received $475 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 19 general payments to Dr. Balbuena Heath from 9 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $168.

General payments to Dr. Balbuena Heath by program year, 2022 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Balbuena Heath the most, 2022 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

Dr. Balbuena Heath graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in 2002.

  1. Medical schoolUniversidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Balbuena Heath is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Alliant Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Balbuena Heath accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. HMO7
  3. Medicare6
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath's NPI number?

Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath's NPI number is 1851389076. It was assigned on October 11, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath?

Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath is a general practice physician in Palatka, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is General Practice Physician (taxonomy code 208D00000X).

Where does Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath practice?

Dr. Balbuena Heath practices at 1302 River Street, Palatka, FL 32177. Dr. Balbuena Heath's primary practice is Aza Health - Palatka in Palatka, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balbuena Heath to 1 community health center.

What is Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Balbuena Heath is (904) 325-1086.

What is Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath's medical license number?

Dr. Balbuena Heath holds Puerto Rico license 16184, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Balbuena Heath in Puerto Rico (2005 to 2028) and Florida (2017 to 2026).

What medical group is Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath part of?

Dr. Balbuena Heath is linked to Aza Health.

Does Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Balbuena Heath billed Medicare for 19 services in 2024, and Dr. Balbuena Heath accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath see?

CMS counts 22 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balbuena Heath in 2024, with an average age of 66.

What services does Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Balbuena Heath's most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (81002).

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Where did Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath go to medical school?

Dr. Balbuena Heath graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in 2002.

What drugs does Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Balbuena Heath's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Gabapentin.

Has Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $475 in general payments to Dr. Balbuena Heath from 9 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation.

How long has Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath been practicing?

Dr. Balbuena Heath graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Charles Frederick Balbuena Heath accept?

Dr. Balbuena Heath is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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