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Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

1146 N Central Avenue Suite 335
Glendale, CA 91202

(415) 237-3185

Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD is a pulmonologist in Glendale, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD is affiliated with AHMC Healthcare, Dignity Health, Northridge Hospital Medical Center and Garfield Medical Center.

Office Locations

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

1146 N Central Avenue Suite 335
Glendale, CA 91202

(415) 237-3185

(380) 203-1362

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506 W Valley Boulevard Suite 300
San Gabriel, CA 91776

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Her experience and track record far eclipse what the other candidate, pulmonologist Alex Balekian, has to offer.”—"Endorsement: Laura Friedman for the 30th Congressional District", Los Angeles Times, September 2024

“Republican intensive care physician Alex Balekian was in second place.”—"Laura Friedman takes early lead in race for Schiff's former House seat", Los Angeles Times, March 2024

“Alex Balekian (R): Alex Balekian is an intensive care unit physician born and raised in Glendale.”—"2024 Elections: 15 candidates seek Adam Schiff's seat in 30th Congress District", Los Angeles Daily News, February 2024

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, 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. Alex A. Balekian, 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 California. 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

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Glendale, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	25
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	47
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Glendale, CA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	58
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	16
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	52
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Glendale, CA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	120
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	0
Hispanic	112
Asian	44
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	32
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	49
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Glendale, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
doctor visit	127
hospital care	175
inpatient care	175

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	20
Hispanic	69
Asian	29
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	25
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	47
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Glendale, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	139
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	13
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Glendale, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	102
hospital care	111
inpatient care	111

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	15
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	47
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Glendale, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	147
inpatient care	147

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	34
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	74
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	51
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	67
Dementia	48
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Glendale, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, tracheal (windpipe) procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
hospital care	248
inpatient care	248
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	33
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	92
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	47
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	63
Dementia	52
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Glendale, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	690
inpatient care	690

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	22
Hispanic	56
Asian	75
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	61
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	55
Dementia	39
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Glendale, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	610
inpatient care	610

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	22
Hispanic	40
Asian	81
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	77
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	50
Dementia	28
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Glendale, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, tracheal (windpipe) procedures and catheterization.

catheterization	12
doctor visit	83
hospital care	231
inpatient care	231
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD.

**Gender**
Female	95
Male	94

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	43
Non-Hispanic White	78
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	45
Other	2

**Age**
85 and over	30
75 to 84	57
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	65

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	47
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Internal Medicine Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine) Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease) and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Internal Medicine Internal Medicine (Sub: Critical Care Medicine) Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

AHMC Healthcare

Dignity Health

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

Garfield Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$26 LifeVest $26
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$26 Trilogy 100 $26
Respiratory Technologies, Inc.	$4 $4

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$55

Research Payments

Dr. Alex A. Balekian, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $3,900.

Biography

Dr. Alex Balekian's areas of specialization are adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Dr. Balekian is affiliated with Northridge Hospital Medical Center and Garfield Medical Center. He is not accepting new patients at this time according to Dignity Health. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dr. Balekian attended the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. He has received the following distinctions: Southern California Super Doctors and Southern California Rising Stars.