Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan, M.D.

Primary specialty

Nephrology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RN0300X

License

204354 Issued in MA

Practice address

11 Nevins St.
Suite 202 Semc - Medical Specialties Practice
Brighton, MA 02135

Phone

(617) 779-6700

Fax

(617) 779-6771

NPI assigned

May 31, 2006

Last updated

Mar 11, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

NephrologyAlso: Internal Medicine

Education

Other, 1984

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

BMC Affiliated Physicians, Inc.Group PAC ID 9830133123, 543 clinicians

Steward St Elizabeths Medical Center of Boston IncGroup PAC ID 3476749540, 9 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (DCI Boston) Dialysis facility, Boston, MA, CCN 222508
• Boston Medical Center-Brighton Hospital, Brighton, MA, CCN 220036

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: vaidyanathapuram.balakrishnan.1@2017.direct.athenahealth.com
• Direct secure messaging: vbalakrishnan252298@direct.bmc.masshiway.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• BMC Affiliated Physicians, Inc.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1245320910

  Nephrology

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.

  • Specialist
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1174836852
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Revere Medical of Massachusetts, PC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Brockton, MA
  • NPI 1336976539
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Steward Medical Group, Inc

  • Specialist
  • Watertown, MA
  • NPI 1629398219
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Steward Medical Group, Inc

  • Specialist
  • Brighton, MA
  • NPI 1356654495
  NPD
• Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1992018782
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Dialysis Clinic Inc.

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1750314134

  Dialysis facility

  Care Compare affiliation Name & address match
• Boston Medical Center - Brighton Corporation

  dba Boston Medical Center - Brighton

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Boston, MA
  • NPI 1720814072
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "BMCHS PROVIDER ENROLLMENT",
            "address_2": "960 MASSACHUSETTS AVE FLR 2",
            "city": "BOSTON",
            "state": "MA",
            "postal_code": "02118"
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            "address_1": "11 NEVINS ST.",
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            "state": "MA",
            "postal_code": "02135",
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            "fax_number": "617-779-6771"
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
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        "enumeration_date": "2006-05-31",
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        "certification_date": "2025-03-07",
        "status": "A"
    },
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• Zahra Bagheri
• Christian Baglini, RN, MS
• Kerrie L Bailey, NP
• Hilary Linn Gaiser Baker, OD
• Michael M Bakerman, M.D., F.A.C.C.
• Javier Andres Balda Canizares, MD
• Elie R. Balesh, MD
• Robert Lloyd Ball, M.D.
• Katherine Ballas, LCSW
• Lauren Ann Baltrucki, APRN

• Nephrology Physician in Brighton, MA
• Providers in Brighton, MA by specialty
• Nephrology Physician in Massachusetts

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 11, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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