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Dr. Arturo Balandra, MD
NPI1982760369PAC ID9133397177
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,576
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 841
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,439
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 92
- Practice address
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Arturo Balandra is a urologist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Balandra practices at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, part of The University of Texas System.
Dr. Balandra's NPI, 1982760369, was assigned on December 29, 2006. Dr. Balandra graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 2006. Dr. Balandra holds Florida license ME109228.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1982760369NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9133397177
- NPI enumeration date
- December 29, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 46
- Medical school graduation
- 2006
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Arturo Balandra practices at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas
Dr. Balandra's primary practice is The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030.
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Arturo Balandra is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Balandra's primary practice is The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, part of The University of Texas System. Dr. Balandra is also affiliated with Lee Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Advocate Radiation Oncology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balandra to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Lee Memorial HospitalAdvocate Radiation Oncology2 hospitalsNames with a free account2 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account2 medical groupsNames with a free account1 home health agencyName with a free account
See all 10 affiliations for Dr. BalandraSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Arturo Balandra's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Balandra practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Arturo Balandra is one of 872 urologists in Texas
Urology is Dr. Balandra's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Balandra is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dmand AI has Dr. Balandra's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Urology, FloridaPrimary
- Pennsylvania license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease and prostate cancer among the conditions Dr. Balandra treats.
Urologists near Dr. Balandra
Counts of urologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
872urologists in Texas170urologists in Houston30urologists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Arturo Balandra billed Medicare for 5,576 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,576 Medicare services from Dr. Balandra across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 841 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $206,858 for them.
Medicare services, 20245,576
Medicare patients841
Paid by Medicare$206,858
Procedure codes18
Dr. Balandra's Medicare services by type, 2024
- Drugs given in the office2,606
- Office and hospital visits1,293
- Surgery765
- Lab and pathology736
- Other services91
- Tests and treatments70
- Imaging15
Where Dr. Balandra's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5,51999%
- In a facility571%
Dr. Balandra compared with the Texas median for urologists, 2024
- Dr. Balandra
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 5,576vs 1,5703.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 841vs 4002.1 times
- Part D claims
- 3,300vs 9183.6 times
Medians across 809 urologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Balandra'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. Arturo Balandra treated 841 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 841 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balandra in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 415 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.40, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Balandra's median patient age at 75, with 11% women.
Medicare patients, 2024841
Average age78
Average risk score1.40
Also on Medicaid3%
Dr. Balandra's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Balandra's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women526%
- Men78994%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Balandra's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis52%
- Ischemic heart disease51%
- Cancer40%
- Diabetes29%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
- Atrial fibrillation25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Balandra's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women11%
- Men87%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Arturo Balandra wrote 3,439 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Balandra wrote 3,439 Medicare Part D claims for 759 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,300 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,163,930 in total drug cost.
Part D claims, 20243,439
Drugs named by CMS27
Total drug cost$8.2M
Part D patients759
Dr. Balandra's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,310 claims67%
- Brand-name1,129 claims33%
Dr. Balandra'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. Balandra's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics7%252 of 3,439 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
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. Arturo Balandra scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Balandra for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Balandra accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Balandra as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Balandra's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 92of 100Final score
- 91of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); 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. Arturo Balandra has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Balandra. Dr. Balandra's most frequent co-author is Daniel J. Canter, MD.
Papers1
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Dr. Arturo Balandra received $6,005 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 181 general payments to Dr. Balandra from 30 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 91% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $1,279.
General payments to Dr. Balandra by program year, 2024 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Balandra by kind, 2024 to 2025
$6Kin total
- Food and beverage$5,47491%
- Education$4027%
- Travel and lodging$1292%
Companies that paid Dr. Balandra the most, 2024 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Arturo Balandra graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia
Dr. Balandra graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 2006.
- Medical school
- Board certified in urology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Arturo Balandra accepts plans from 11 insurance carriers
Dr. Balandra is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Cigna and Humana. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Cigna
- Humana
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Molina
- Regence Health Plans
- +3 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Balandra accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO9
- Medicare8
- HMO5
- POS2
- EPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Arturo Balandra'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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) |
| 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. Arturo Balandra's NPI number?
Dr. Arturo Balandra's NPI number is 1982760369. It was assigned on December 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Arturo Balandra?
Dr. Arturo Balandra is a urologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).
Where does Dr. Arturo Balandra practice?
Dr. Balandra practices at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Balandra's primary practice is The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, part of The University of Texas System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balandra to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Arturo Balandra's medical license number?
Dr. Balandra holds Florida license ME109228, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Arturo Balandra been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Balandra in Florida (2011 to 2027) and Pennsylvania (2006 to 2012).
Which hospitals is Dr. Arturo Balandra affiliated with?
Dr. Balandra practices at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Balandra is also affiliated with Lee Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Balandra to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Arturo Balandra part of?
Dr. Balandra is linked to Advocate Radiation Oncology. Dmand AI links Dr. Balandra to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Arturo Balandra accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Balandra billed Medicare for 5,576 services in 2024, and Dr. Balandra accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Arturo Balandra offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Balandra as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Arturo Balandra's MIPS score?
Dr. Balandra's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Arturo Balandra see?
CMS counts 841 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balandra in 2024, with an average age of 78.
Is Dr. Arturo Balandra board certified?
Yes. Dr. Balandra is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology.
What services does Dr. Arturo Balandra bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Balandra's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), lab and pathology test (81003) and surgery: urinary system (51798).
Where did Dr. Arturo Balandra go to medical school?
Dr. Balandra graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 2006.
What drugs does Dr. Arturo Balandra prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Balandra's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Finasteride and Silodosin.
Has Dr. Arturo Balandra received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $6,005 in general payments to Dr. Balandra from 30 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Arturo Balandra been practicing?
Dr. Balandra graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.
Does Dr. Arturo Balandra do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Balandra.
Who does Dr. Arturo Balandra publish with?
Dr. Balandra's most frequent co-authors are Daniel J. Canter, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Arturo Balandra accept?
Dr. Balandra is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Cigna and Humana. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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