Dr. Rick Balestra, MD

Dr. Balestra practices at Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, part of Providence Health & Services.

Dr. Balestra's NPI, 1184824351, was assigned on July 24, 2007. Dr. Balestra graduated from University of Buenos Aires in 2004. Dr. Balestra's Oregon license number on file is MD169371.

Dr. Balestra's primary practice is Providence Portland Medical Center, at 4805 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR 97213 in Multnomah County. The practice phone is (503) 215-1111.

Dr. Balestra's primary practice is Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, part of Providence Health & Services. Dr. Balestra is also affiliated with Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center. The medical group on file is The Oregon Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balestra to 3 more hospitals, 4 medical groups and 3 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Balestra practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Balestra's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Balestra is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Balestra's licenses on file in 4 states: Oregon, California, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung resection, pneumonia, sleep apnea and tobacco use among the conditions Dr. Balestra treats.

CMS data shows 366 Medicare services from Dr. Balestra across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 197 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,500 for them.

CMS counts 197 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balestra in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 91 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 62% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.79, 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. Balestra's median patient age at 70, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Balestra wrote 547 Medicare Part D claims for 136 patients. CMS names the drug for 443 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $238,330 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 255 claims across 11 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Balestra, published from 2017 to 2018. The most frequent topics are Bronchoscopy, Lung and Tomography, X-Ray Computed. Dr. Balestra's most frequent co-authors are Akilan Selvaraju, DO, Robert P. Baughman, MD and Joseph C. Cooley, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Balestra from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Education make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $7,280.

Dr. Balestra graduated from University of Buenos Aires in 2004. Dr. Balestra is a member of ACP.

Dr. Balestra is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.