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Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Government Medical College, Srinagar (1994)

Professional interests include: kidney problems, intensive care, diabetic nephropathy (diabetic kidney disease), and more.

55 Lake Avenue N
Worcester, MA 01655

(508) 334-3850

Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD is a nephrologist in Worcester, MA specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Government Medical College, Srinagar in 1994 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD is affiliated with Milford Regional Medical Center, UMass Memorial Medical Center and UMass Memorial Health.

Office Locations

55 Lake Avenue N
Worcester, MA 01655

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188 Worcester Providence Turnpike
Sutton, MA 01590

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119 Belmont Street
Worcester, MA 01605

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD treated as a nephrologist in Worcester, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	40
doctor visit	357
hospital care	809
inpatient care	809

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD treated as a nephrologist in Worcester, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	125
doctor visit	240
hospital care	975
inpatient care	975

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	67
Hispanic	24
Asian	17
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	119
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	57
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD treated as a nephrologist in Worcester, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	63
doctor visit	324
hospital care	907
inpatient care	907

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	410
Black	64
Hispanic	21
Asian	24
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	100
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	61
Dementia	26
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD treated as a nephrologist in Worcester, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	69
doctor visit	299
hospital care	634
inpatient care	634

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	518
Female	426

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	732
Black	118
Hispanic	36
Asian	32
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	182
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	58
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD treated as a nephrologist in Worcester, MA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	47
doctor visit	201
hospital care	505
inpatient care	505

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	335
Black	53
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	83
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	62
Dementia	27
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD treated as a nephrologist in Worcester, MA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	119
doctor visit	89
hospital care	569
inpatient care	569
lab tests	21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	30
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	33
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	67
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD treated as a nephrologist in Worcester, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	32
doctor visit	133
hospital care	987
inpatient care	987

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	33
Hispanic	49
Asian	11
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	42
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	65
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD treated as a nephrologist in Worcester, MA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	59
doctor visit	143
hospital care	703
inpatient care	703

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	30
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	39
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	63
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD treated as a nephrologist in Worcester, MA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	112
doctor visit	100
hospital care	607
inpatient care	607

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	25
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	36
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	61
Dementia	26
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD treated as a nephrologist in Worcester, MA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	32
doctor visit	148
hospital care	640
inpatient care	640

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	21
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	46
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	57
Dementia	26
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD treated as a nephrologist in Worcester, MA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	180
hospital care	558
inpatient care	558

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	19
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	45
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	61
Dementia	17
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD treated as a nephrologist in Worcester, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

dialysis	69
doctor visit	201
hospital care	717
inpatient care	717
lab tests	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	41
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	319
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	31
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	114
85 and over	65
Less than 65	105
65 to 74	132

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	55
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD graduated from Government Medical College, Srinagar in 1994. He completed residency at SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Nephrology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Government Medical College, Srinagar (1994)

Residency: SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Nephrology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Milford Regional Medical Center

UMass Memorial Medical Center

UMass Memorial Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ashfaq S. Balla, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Mallinckrodt LLC	$226 ACTHAR $226
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$32 Uloric $32
Amgen Inc.	$32 Sensipar $32
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$13 RENVELA $13
Questcor Pharmaceuticals	$10 ACTHAR $10
Other	$3 $3

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$168
Education	$147

Biography

Dr. Ashfaq Balla practices adult nephrology. He attended medical school at Government Medical College, Srinagar. His training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with SUNY, University at Buffalo. Dr. Balla's areas of expertise include acid-base disorder, intensive care, and acute kidney injury (AKI). Dr. Balla (or staff) speaks Urdu and Hindi. His professional affiliations include UMass Memorial Medical Center and Milford Regional Medical Center. According to Doctor.com, Dr. Balla is currently accepting new patients at his office in Worcester, MA.