Individual provider Active NPI

Galen Whitney Ballentine, MD

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • Albany, NY
National Provider Identifier
1356964795
Registry record updated Mar 2, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Psychiatry PhysicianTaxonomy code 2084P0800X
License
338300 Issued in NY
Practice address
315 S Manning Blvd Ste 6408a
Albany, NY 12208-1707
Phone
(518) 452-6700
Fax
(518) 452-6706
NPI assigned
May 20, 2020
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

Organizations & group practices 5

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

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Psychiatry
Education
Drexel University College of Medicine, 2019
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York 258 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

2215 Burdett Ave
Troy, NY 12180-2466
Phone (518) 271-3300

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in NY
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.

Medicare enrollment records 1

Medicare enrollment files
Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20260203002385 NY Practitioner - Psychiatry 8820576598 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations
Practice locations: Beacon, NY

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
338300NYMDPsychiatry Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
St. Peter'S Hospital of the City of Albany Psychiatry CurrentSince May 1, 2026 Accepting new patients
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Psychiatry CurrentSince May 1, 2026 Accepting new patients
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York CurrentSince May 1, 2026 Accepting new patients
St. Peter'S Hospital of the City of Albany Psychiatry CurrentSince May 1, 2026 Accepting new patients

Locations

315 S Manning Blvd
Albany, NY 12208
Phone (518) 525-1852

315 S Manning Blvd
Ste 6408A
Albany, NY 12208
Phone (518) 525-1301

3 Mercycare Ln
Guilderland, NY 12084
Phone (518) 452-6700

2215 Burdett Ave
Troy, NY 12180
Phone (518) 271-3300

Specialties & licenses 1

NPPES NPI Registry
Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X 338300 NY Primary

Addresses

NPPES NPI Registry

Primary practice location

315 S Manning Blvd Ste 6408a
Albany, NY 12208-1707

Mailing address

PO Box 14890
Albany, NY 12212-4890

Other practice location 1

2215 Burdett Ave
Troy, NY 12180-2466
Phone (518) 833-6470

Electronic endpoints 1

NPPES NPI Registry
TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address payer.credentialing@sphp.com Direct

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format, last updated by the provider on Mar 2, 2026.

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}

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