Dr. Mark Balek, MD

Dr. Balek practices at Chicago Cardiology Institute S.C. in Oak Park, Illinois.

Dr. Balek's NPI, 1952557316, was assigned on August 16, 2008. Dr. Balek holds Illinois license 036138469.

Dr. Balek's primary practice is Chicago Cardiology Institute S.C., at 7035 W North Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302 in Cook County. The practice phone is (847) 605-9500.

Dr. Balek's primary practice is Chicago Cardiology Institute S.C. in Oak Park, Illinois. Dr. Balek is also affiliated with West Suburban Medical Center. The medical group on file is Chicago Cardiology Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balek to 4 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Balek practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Balek's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Balek is licensed in Illinois.

CMS data shows 40,560 Medicare services from Dr. Balek across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,478 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,045,846 for them.

CMS counts 1,478 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balek in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 579 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Balek's median patient age at 74, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Balek wrote 1,636 Medicare Part D claims for 290 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,425 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $164,056 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,196 claims across 21 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 96 out of 100 for Dr. Balek for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Balek accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Balek as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Balek, published from 2013 to 2022. Dr. Balek's most frequent co-authors are Tayyab Cheema, MD, Abhishek Kumar Jaiswal, MBBS and Tri Kieu, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 109 general payments to Dr. Balek from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $494.