Dr. Bhavna N. Balar, MD

Dr. Balar practices at BronxCare Ambulatory Care Network in Bronx, New York.

Dr. Balar's NPI, 1336137322, was assigned on October 12, 2005. Dr. Balar graduated from M.P. Shah Medical College in 1994. Dr. Balar holds New York license 219532.

Dr. Balar's primary practice is BronxCare Ambulatory Care Network, at 1650 Grand Concourse FL 14, Bronx, NY 10457 in Bronx County. The practice phone is (718) 518-5000.

Dr. Balar's primary practice is BronxCare Ambulatory Care Network in Bronx, New York. Dr. Balar is also affiliated with BronxCare Hospital Center. The medical group on file is BronxCare Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balar to 1 more breast imaging center, named with a free account.

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

Gastroenterology is Dr. Balar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Balar is licensed in New York.

CMS data shows 34 Medicare services from Dr. Balar across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 54 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,862 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 54 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 25 patients. 74% of them have high blood pressure, and 61% have high cholesterol. 78% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.56, 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. Balar's median patient age at 60, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Balar wrote 323 Medicare Part D claims for 171 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 262 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,250 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 275 claims across 6 drugs.

Dr. Balar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Balar, more than 45% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 34 papers to Dr. Balar, published from 2011 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Biopsy and Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal. Dr. Balar has published most often in Case Rep Gastroenterol. Dr. Balar's most frequent co-authors are Jasbir Singh Makker, MD, Harish Kishorkumar Patel, MD and Masooma Niazi, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Balar from 11 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $125.

Dr. Balar graduated from M.P. Shah Medical College in 1994.