Dr. Marshall Louis Balk, MD

Dr. Balk practices at Hand & Shoulder Center in Clairton, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Balk's NPI, 1730141342, was assigned on April 6, 2006. Dr. Balk graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 1993. Dr. Balk holds Pennsylvania license MD057009L.

Dr. Balk's primary practice is Hand & Shoulder Center, at 575 Coal Valley Rd, Clairton, PA 15025 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (724) 933-3850.

Dr. Balk's primary practice is Hand & Shoulder Center in Clairton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Balk is also affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian. The medical group on file is Hand & Shoulder Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balk to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Balk practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hand surgery is Dr. Balk's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Balk is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 2,012 Medicare services from Dr. Balk across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 363 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $83,145 for them.

CMS counts 363 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balk in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 210 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have arthritis. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Balk's median patient age at 67, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Balk wrote 138 Medicare Part D claims for 102 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 82 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $305 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 193 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Balk for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Balk accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Balk, published from 2011 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Tendons, Arthroplasty and Ligaments. Dr. Balk has published most often in Hand (N Y). Dr. Balk's most frequent co-authors are Joseph Ettore Imbriglia, MD, David M. Bear, MD and Glenn Allen Buterbaugh, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 72 general payments to Dr. Balk from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Medartis Inc. paid the most, $1,255.

Dr. Balk graduated from Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania in 1993.