Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,273
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,380
- Part D claims, 2024
- 5,564
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 97
- Practice address
- 2100 Stantonsburg Rd, Greenville, NC 27834
- Practice phone
- Call (252) 847-4100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla is a cardiologist in Greenville, North Carolina
Dr. Balla practices at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, part of University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina.
Dr. Balla's NPI, 1114098647, was assigned on November 13, 2006. Dr. Balla holds North Carolina license 200000716.
- NPI
- 1114098647NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6800823980
- NPI enumeration date
- November 13, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (252) 847-4100
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 81
- Medical school graduation
- 1971
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla practices at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina
Dr. Balla's primary practice is ECU Health Medical Center, at 2100 Stantonsburg Rd, Greenville, NC 27834 in Pitt County. The practice phone is (252) 847-4100.
- ECU Health Medical Center2100 Stantonsburg Rd, Greenville, NC 27834 · Pitt CountyPhone(252) 847-4100
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Balla's primary practice is ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, part of University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina. Dr. Balla is also affiliated with Nash General Hospital. The medical group on file is ECU Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balla to 2 more hospitals 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. Somasekhara R. Balla's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Balla practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| ECU Health Medical Center | 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. Somasekhara R. Balla is one of 726 cardiologists in North Carolina
Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Balla's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Balla is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Cardiovascular disease, North CarolinaPrimary
Cardiologists near Dr. Balla
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla billed Medicare for 4,273 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,273 Medicare services from Dr. Balla across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,380 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $167,103 for them.
Dr. Balla's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3,8002024: 2,55633%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,1502024: 1,0994%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 5202024: 25651%
- Other services
- 2023: 2872024: 14649%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1282024: 14211%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1512024: 7451%
Where Dr. Balla's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,70463%
- In a facility1,56937%
Dr. Balla compared with the North Carolina median for cardiologists, 2024
- Dr. Balla
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 4,273vs 1,7102.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,380vs 75383% above
- Part D claims
- 5,467vs 1,8792.9 times
Medians across 724 cardiologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Balla'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. Somasekhara R. Balla treated 1,380 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 1,380 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balla in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 493 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.80, 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. Balla's median patient age at 73, with 56% women.
Dr. Balla's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Balla's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women82059%
- Men56041%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Balla's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis56%
- Ischemic heart disease45%
- Chronic kidney disease43%
- Diabetes43%
- Anxiety33%
- Heart failure33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Balla'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
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla wrote 5,564 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Balla wrote 5,564 Medicare Part D claims for 635 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,467 of them, across 45 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $631,868 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,738 claims across 36 drugs.
Dr. Balla's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic4,641 claims83%
- Brand-name923 claims17%
Dr. Balla'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3,7382024: 5,46746%
Drugs named by CMS: 45 in 2024, 36 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. Somasekhara R. Balla scored 97 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Balla for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Balla accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Balla's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 97of 100Final score
- 82.4of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
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. Somasekhara R. Balla has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Balla in 2016. Dr. Balla's most frequent co-authors are Richard C. Becker, MD, Jonathan Lee Halperin, MD and Kenneth William Mahaffey, MD.
Dr. Balla's most frequent co-authors
- Richard C. Becker, MD1 shared paper
- Jonathan Lee Halperin, MD1 shared paper
- Kenneth William Mahaffey, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Balla
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Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla received $2,297 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 131 general payments to Dr. Balla from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 89% of the total. ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) paid the most, $629.
General payments to Dr. Balla by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Balla by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,03589%
- Gifts$22610%
- Education$362%
Companies that paid Dr. Balla the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla'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 | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla's NPI number?
Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla's NPI number is 1114098647. It was assigned on November 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla?
Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla is a cardiologist in Greenville, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).
Where does Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla practice?
Dr. Balla practices at 2100 Stantonsburg Rd, Greenville, NC 27834. Dr. Balla's primary practice is ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, part of University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balla to 2 hospitals and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Balla is (252) 847-4100.
What is Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla's medical license number?
Dr. Balla holds North Carolina license 200000716.
Which hospitals is Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla affiliated with?
Dr. Balla practices at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina. Dr. Balla is also affiliated with Nash General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Balla to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla part of?
Dr. Balla is linked to ECU Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Balla to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Balla billed Medicare for 4,273 services in 2024, and Dr. Balla accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla's MIPS score?
Dr. Balla's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 97 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla see?
CMS counts 1,380 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balla in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Balla's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
What drugs does Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Balla's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Amlodipine Besylate and Spironolactone.
Has Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,297 in general payments to Dr. Balla from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp).
How long has Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla been practicing?
Dr. Balla graduated from medical school in 1971, 55 years ago.
Does Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Balla.
Who does Dr. Somasekhara R. Balla publish with?
Dr. Balla's most frequent co-authors are Richard C. Becker, MD (1 shared paper), Jonathan Lee Halperin, MD (1 shared paper) and Kenneth William Mahaffey, MD (1 shared paper).
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