Dr. Nancy A. Balin, FACS, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,083
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,028
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,554
- MIPS score, 2024
- 70
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 171 Interstate Drive, West Springfield, MA 01089
- Practice phone
- Call (413) 737-5500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Cataract And Laser Center West
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · West Springfield, Massachusetts
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Dr. Nancy A. Balin is an ophthalmologist in West Springfield, Massachusetts
Dr. Balin practices at Cataract And Laser Center West in West Springfield, Massachusetts.
Dr. Balin's NPI, 1629073879, was assigned on June 15, 2005. Dr. Balin graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 1980. Dr. Balin's Massachusetts license number on file is 56843.
- NPI
- 1629073879NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7618943408
- NPI enumeration date
- June 15, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (413) 737-5500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 72
- Medical school graduation
- 1980
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Nancy A. Balin practices at Cataract and Laser Center West in West Springfield, Massachusetts
Dr. Balin's primary practice is Cataract and Laser Center West, at 171 Interstate Drive, West Springfield, MA 01089. The practice phone is (413) 737-5500.
- Cataract and Laser Center West171 Interstate Drive, West Springfield, MA 01089Phone(413) 737-5500
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Nancy A. Balin is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Balin's primary practice is Cataract And Laser Center West in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Balin is also affiliated with Baystate Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balin to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nancy A. Balin's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Balin practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Cataract And Laser Center West | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nancy A. Balin is one of 617 ophthalmologists in Massachusetts
Ophthalmology is Dr. Balin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Balin is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Balin's licenses on file in 4 states: Massachusetts, Florida, Colorado and Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, MassachusettsPrimary
- Florida license
- Colorado license
- Pennsylvania license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Balin treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Balin
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Nancy A. Balin billed Medicare for 4,083 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,083 Medicare services from Dr. Balin across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,028 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $253,827 for them.
Dr. Balin's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,1782024: 2,3518%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,0062024: 1,58457%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3862024: 10573%
- Imaging
- 2023: 532024: 4319%
Where Dr. Balin's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,75392%
- In a facility3308%
Dr. Balin compared with the Massachusetts median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Balin
- Massachusetts median
- Medicare services
- 4,083vs 1,5982.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,028vs 59473% above
- Part D claims
- 4,419vs 5458.1 times
Medians across 612 ophthalmologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Balin'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. Nancy A. Balin treated 1,028 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 1,028 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balin in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 490 patients. 63% of them have high cholesterol, and 61% have high blood pressure. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.97, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Balin's median patient age at 73, with 59% women.
Dr. Balin's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Balin's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women65464%
- Men37436%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Balin's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol63%
- High blood pressure61%
- Arthritis39%
- Mood disorders23%
- Anxiety22%
- Depression20%
- Diabetes20%
- Chronic kidney disease17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Balin's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nancy A. Balin wrote 4,554 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Balin wrote 4,554 Medicare Part D claims for 866 patients. 65% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,419 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $549,560 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,260 claims across 35 drugs.
Dr. Balin's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,951 claims65%
- Brand-name1,603 claims35%
Dr. Balin'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. Balin's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%25 of 4,554 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: 4,2602024: 4,4194%
Drugs named by CMS: 31 in 2024, 35 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. Nancy A. Balin scored 70 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 70 out of 100 for Dr. Balin for performance year 2024, reported individually. CMS counts 313 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Balin, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
Dr. Balin's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 70of 100Final score
- 40of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 78of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Balin ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 90th percentile313 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Nancy A. Balin received $4,145 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 146 general payments to Dr. Balin from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $884.
General payments to Dr. Balin by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Balin 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. Nancy A. Balin has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Balin.
Awards and honors for Dr. Balin
- Undated
- AAO Fellow
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Nancy A. Balin graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia
Dr. Balin graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 1980. Dr. Balin is a member of AAO, ACS, AMA, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Greater Springfield Ophthalmologic Society and Hampshire County Medical Society.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Nancy A. Balin accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers
Dr. Balin is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Humana
- HCSC
- +6 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Balin accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO10
- Medicare9
- HMO8
- EPO5
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Nancy A. Balin'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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 | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| 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. Nancy A. Balin's NPI number?
Dr. Nancy A. Balin's NPI number is 1629073879. It was assigned on June 15, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nancy A. Balin?
Dr. Nancy A. Balin is an ophthalmologist in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Nancy A. Balin practice?
Dr. Balin practices at 171 Interstate Drive, West Springfield, MA 01089. Dr. Balin's primary practice is Cataract And Laser Center West in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balin to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Nancy A. Balin's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Balin is (413) 737-5500.
What is Dr. Nancy A. Balin's medical license number?
Dr. Balin's Massachusetts license number on file is 56843, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Nancy A. Balin been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Balin in Massachusetts (1986 to 2025), Florida (1991 to 2000), Colorado (1982 to 1999) and Pennsylvania (1982 to 1984).
Which hospitals is Dr. Nancy A. Balin affiliated with?
Dr. Balin is affiliated with Baystate Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Balin to 1 more hospital.
Does Dr. Nancy A. Balin accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Balin billed Medicare for 4,083 services in 2024.
What is Dr. Nancy A. Balin's MIPS score?
Dr. Balin's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 70 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nancy A. Balin see?
CMS counts 1,028 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balin in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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Is Dr. Nancy A. Balin board certified?
Yes. Dr. Balin is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. Nancy A. Balin bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Balin's most billed Medicare services were surgery: eye (66984), eye exam or test (92014) and eye exam or test (92136).
Where did Dr. Nancy A. Balin go to medical school?
Dr. Balin graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 1980.
What drugs does Dr. Nancy A. Balin prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Balin's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate and Ketorolac Tromethamine.
Has Dr. Nancy A. Balin received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,145 in general payments to Dr. Balin from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Nancy A. Balin been practicing?
Dr. Balin graduated from medical school in 1980, 46 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Nancy A. Balin accept?
Dr. Balin is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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