Dr. James Carter Balart, MD

  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1376648709PAC ID7012017205
Medicare services, 2024
1,259
Medicare patients, 2024
360
Part D claims, 2024
1,796
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$5,531
Practice address
7373 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
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Primary practice

The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC

Mammography / Breast Imaging Center · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Dr. James Carter Balart is a gastroenterologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dr. Balart practices at The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Dr. Balart's NPI, 1376648709, was assigned on September 13, 2006. Dr. Balart graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Balart's Louisiana license number on file is 201472.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7012017205
NPI enumeration date
September 13, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

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

Dr. James Carter Balart practices at The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Dr. Balart's primary practice is The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC, at 7373 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808.

  • The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC
    7373 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

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Dr. James Carter Balart is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Balart's primary practice is The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Balart is also affiliated with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is The Baton Rouge Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balart to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account. Dr. Balart's employer is on file too: a breast imaging center.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Carter Balart's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Balart practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMCAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. James Carter Balart is one of 226 gastroenterologists in Louisiana

Gastroenterology is Dr. Balart's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Balart is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Balart's licenses on file in 3 states: Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, LouisianaPrimaryLicense 201472 · 2007 to 2025 · taxonomy 207RG0100X
  • Georgia license2004 to 2007
  • Alabama license2003 to 2004

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) among the conditions Dr. Balart treats.

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Balart

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. James Carter Balart billed Medicare for 1,259 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,259 Medicare services from Dr. Balart across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 360 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $65,428 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,259
Medicare patients360
Paid by Medicare$65,428
Procedure codes19

Dr. Balart's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4302024: 4095%
Lab and pathology
2023: 4512024: 31929%
Surgery
2023: 3212024: 28810%
Other services
2023: 1962024: 17610%
Tests and treatments
2023: 642024: 675%

Where Dr. Balart's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office73859%
  • In a facility52141%

Dr. Balart compared with the Louisiana median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Balart
  • Louisiana median
Medicare services
1,259vs 4692.7 times
Medicare patients
360vs 27730% above
Part D claims
1,649vs 6262.6 times

Medians across 228 gastroenterologists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Balart'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. James Carter Balart treated 360 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 360 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balart in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 182 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Balart's median patient age at 66, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024360
Average age74
Average risk score1.22

Dr. Balart's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Balart's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women21058%
  • Men15042%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Balart's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis46%
  4. Ischemic heart disease32%
  5. Diabetes29%
  6. Anxiety26%
  7. Depression24%
  8. Mood disorders24%

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

Dr. Balart's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men45%

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

Dr. James Carter Balart wrote 1,796 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Balart wrote 1,796 Medicare Part D claims for 603 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,649 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $218,546 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,296 claims across 24 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,796
Drugs named by CMS27
Total drug cost$218,546
Part D patients603

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

  • Generic1,458 claims81%
  • Brand-name338 claims19%

Dr. Balart'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. Balart's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics2%39 of 1,796 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: 1,2962024: 1,64927%

Drugs named by CMS: 27 in 2024, 24 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

Dr. James Carter Balart ranks in the 74th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare

Dr. Balart accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 87 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Balart, more than 74% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Balart ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
74th percentile87 procedures
Colonoscopy
70th percentile67 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. James Carter Balart received $5,531 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 266 general payments to Dr. Balart from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,192.

General payments to Dr. Balart by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Balart by kind, 2016 to 2025

$5.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$5,31196%
  • Education$2204%

Companies that paid Dr. Balart the most, 2016 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. James Carter Balart has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Balart, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Balart

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. James Carter Balart graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine

Dr. Balart graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 2001.

  1. Medical schoolLSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in gastroenterologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. James Carter Balart accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Balart is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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

  1. PPO12
  2. HMO7
  3. Medicare6
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. James Carter Balart'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
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. James Carter Balart's NPI number?

Dr. James Carter Balart's NPI number is 1376648709. It was assigned on September 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. James Carter Balart?

Dr. James Carter Balart is a gastroenterologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. James Carter Balart practice?

Dr. Balart practices at 7373 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. Dr. Balart's primary practice is The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balart to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. James Carter Balart's medical license number?

Dr. Balart's Louisiana license number on file is 201472, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. James Carter Balart been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Balart in Louisiana (2007 to 2025), Georgia (2004 to 2007) and Alabama (2003 to 2004).

Which hospitals is Dr. James Carter Balart affiliated with?

Dr. Balart is affiliated with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. James Carter Balart part of?

Dr. Balart is linked to The Baton Rouge Clinic.

Does Dr. James Carter Balart accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Balart billed Medicare for 1,259 services in 2024, and Dr. Balart accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Carter Balart see?

CMS counts 360 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balart in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. James Carter Balart board certified?

Yes. Dr. Balart is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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What services does Dr. James Carter Balart bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Balart's most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (88305), medicare service (G0500) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. James Carter Balart go to medical school?

Dr. Balart graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. James Carter Balart prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Balart's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf and Pantoprazole Sodium.

Has Dr. James Carter Balart received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,531 in general payments to Dr. Balart from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. James Carter Balart been practicing?

Dr. Balart graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. James Carter Balart accept?

Dr. Balart is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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