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Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD

Accepting New Patients

(40 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Pediatrics (Child & Adolescent Medicine)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (1979)

755 Worthington Street
Springfield, MA 01105

(413) 337-9100

Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD is an internist in SPRINGFIELD, MA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and pediatrics (child & adolescent medicine). He graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD is affiliated with Baystate Health, Trinity Health of New England and Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center.

Office Locations

11 WILBRAHAM ROAD
SPRINGFIELD, MA 01109

(413) 794-3710

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Trinity Health of New England

755 Worthington Street
Springfield, MA 01105

(413) 337-9100

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Also pictured from left are Michael Knapik, vice president of government and community relations at Baystate Health, state Rep. Bud L. Williams, City Councilor Jesse Lederman and Dr. Andrew H Balder.”—"Springfield celebrates community health centers' role in COVID response and beyond", Mass Live, August 2021

“In a presentation for the local media at Baystate's Children's Specialty Center, Gulluni and Dr. Andrew Balder advised parents to use caution before they consider sleeping with a newborn.”—"Hampden DA: 6 accidental newborn deaths in Hampden County in 2017; parents urged to use caution at bed time", Mass Live, July 2017

“Those in attendance included with Dr. Andrew Balder (Baystate Health) and Alice Fiddian-Green, both of Project Baby Springfield; and Helen Caulton-Harris, the city's commissioner of health and...”—"Quilt hung at City Hall to commemorate Project Baby Springfield initiative", Mass Live, March 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	306

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	280

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	76
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	57
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	215

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	49
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	54
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	252

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	106
Hispanic	72
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	52
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	256

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	53
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	49
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	244

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	61
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD in 2017

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	24
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	46
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	230

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	55
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	48
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	234

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	52
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	54
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	142

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	51
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	57
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD treated as an internist in SPRINGFIELD, MA during 2021 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	26
doctor visit	132

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	46
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD in 2021

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	49
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD treated as an internist in SPRINGFIELD, MA during 2022 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	39
doctor visit	130

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	39
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD treated as an internist in SPRINGFIELD, MA were blood draw.

blood draw	32
doctor visit	220

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	45
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	7
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	47
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	82
65 to 74	31

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD treated were hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	5
Cancer	1

Education & Training

Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1979. He completed residency at University of Rochester Medical Center. He is certified by the Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, American Board and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine (1979)

Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center (1983)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, American Board (1983)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baystate Health

Trinity Health of New England

Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO, Aetna, United Healthcare, Tufts Health Plan, Unicare, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Railroad Medicare, Cigna, ConnectiCare, CeltiCare, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), NORTHEAST DIRECT, BLUE SHIELD MEDICARE ADV, BMC HEALTHNET ACO, FALLON NON MASS HEALTH, COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE, HNE BE HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP, CONSOLIDATED, BLUE SHIELD PPO IND, HEALTH NEW ENGLAND EXCLUDING BE HEALTHY, BMC HEALTHNET MCO and FALLON ACO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO

Aetna

United Healthcare

Tufts Health Plan

Unicare

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Railroad Medicare

Cigna

ConnectiCare

CeltiCare

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

NORTHEAST DIRECT

BLUE SHIELD MEDICARE ADV

BMC HEALTHNET ACO

FALLON NON MASS HEALTH

COMMONWEALTH CARE ALLIANCE

HNE BE HEALTHY PARTNERSHIP

CONSOLIDATED

BLUE SHIELD PPO IND

HEALTH NEW ENGLAND EXCLUDING BE HEALTHY

BMC HEALTHNET MCO

FALLON ACO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.83 out of 5 stars based on 40 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Andrew H. Balder, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in SPRINGFIELD, MA.

4.83

Overall Rating

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-07-17

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My visit was fine everyone respectful. Place was clean The Doctors excellent in communicating with me about my health thank you

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-09-15

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It was a good visit he (the Dr.) explained about my feet/[...] (_____ in feet) _____ medication.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-07-26

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The personnel very respectful, and the doctor very concern and caring.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-02-19

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Dr. Balder and his team always provide outstanding care.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-01-29

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I liked your teams helpfulness and kindness.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$270 FreeStyle Lite system $153	FreeStyle Precision Pro system $93	Freestyle Libre 2 $24
Novo Nordisk Inc	$32 Ozempic $32

**Types of Payments**
Education	$279
Food and Beverage	$24

Biography

Dr. Andrew Balder's clinical interests encompass internal medicine. His professional affiliations include Baystate Medical Center (BMC) and Trinity Health of New England. Dr. Balder obtained his medical school training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and performed his residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. He appears to be an in-network provider for ConnectiCare, Blue California, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Balder's practice in Springfield, MA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.