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Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

500 Commack Road Unit 160
Commack, NY 11725

(631) 855-1200

Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD is an internist in Commack, NY specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine).

Office Locations

500 Commack Road Unit 160
Commack, NY 11725

(631) 855-1200

(631) 630-6297

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In The News

“Dr. Richard Balter will serve as palliative care physician for St. Charles Hospital and Good Shepherd Hospice, both in Port Jefferson.”—"New operations director at Let All the Children Play", Newsday, December 2013

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD in 2024

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD treated as an internist in Commack, NY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	24
diabetes management	23
doctor visit	3195
ear procedures	12
hospital care	1163
inpatient care	1163
lab tests	508
musculoskeletal imaging	29
nursing home care	634
preventive care	251
vaccines	205
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	25
X-rays	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD treated as an internist in Commack, NY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	13
diabetes management	29
doctor visit	2744
ear procedures	29
hospital care	804
inpatient care	804
lab tests	426
musculoskeletal imaging	14
nursing home care	555
preventive care	337
vaccines	279
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	13
X-rays	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	441
Female	675

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1062
Black	18
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	433
85 and over	353
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD treated as an internist in Commack, NY during 2014 were nursing home care, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	21
doctor visit	2581
ear procedures	16
lab tests	326
musculoskeletal imaging	20
nursing home care	467
preventive care	261
vaccines	227
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	11
X-rays	20

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	419
Female	667

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1032
Black	17
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	409
85 and over	325
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD treated as an internist in Commack, NY during 2015 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	17
doctor visit	2276
hospital care	412
inpatient care	412
lab tests	298
nursing home care	425
preventive care	375
vaccines	358

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1132
Female	1454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2414
Black	70
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	614
From 75 to 84	928
85 and over	792
Less than 65	252

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	27
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD treated as an internist in Commack, NY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	16
doctor visit	2260
hospital care	654
inpatient care	654
lab tests	321
nursing home care	274
preventive care	261
vaccines	245

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	608
Female	880

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1367
Black	46
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	419
From 75 to 84	506
85 and over	444
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	42
Dementia	29
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD treated as an internist in Commack, NY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	28
doctor visit	2015
hospital care	578
inpatient care	578
lab tests	270
nursing home care	302
preventive care	198
vaccines	170

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	718
Female	1058

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1651
Black	39
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	440
From 75 to 84	654
85 and over	499
Less than 65	183

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	28
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD treated as an internist in Commack, NY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1605
hospital care	624
inpatient care	624
nursing home care	315
preventive care	111
vaccines	111

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	694
Female	1017

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1572
Black	55
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	408
From 75 to 84	599
85 and over	519
Less than 65	185

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	39
Dementia	32
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD treated as an internist in Commack, NY during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1516
hospital care	581
inpatient care	581
nursing home care	292
preventive care	429
vaccines	149

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	693
Female	947

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1488
Black	48
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	383
From 75 to 84	575
85 and over	506
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	40
Dementia	31
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD treated as an internist in Commack, NY during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1195
hospital care	622
inpatient care	622
lab tests	57
nursing home care	263
preventive care	269
vaccines	58

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	473
Female	624

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	997
Black	40
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	393
85 and over	347
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	31
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD treated as an internist in Commack, NY during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	316
hospital care	569
inpatient care	569
nursing home care	46
preventive care	33

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	16
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	235
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	38
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD treated as an internist in Commack, NY during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	447
inpatient care	447

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	97
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	51
Dementia	43
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD treated as an internist in Commack, NY during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	568
inpatient care	568

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	100
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	49
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	56
Dementia	46
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD treated as an internist in Commack, NY during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	520
inpatient care	520

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	14
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	131
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	51
Dementia	49
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD treated as an internist in Commack, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and lab tests.

diabetes management	22
doctor visit	1970
ear procedures	19
hospital care	628
inpatient care	628
lab tests	315
musculoskeletal imaging	21
nursing home care	357
preventive care	252
vaccines	200
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	16
X-rays	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	627

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	27
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	989
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	28
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	386
85 and over	334
Less than 65	96
65 to 74	252

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Dementia	30
Cancer	20

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard A. Balter, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Commack, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$240 ELIQUIS $106	CHANTIX $51	PREVNAR - 13 $35	VIAGRA $21	LYRICA $17	Other $10
Amgen Inc.	$193 Prolia $126	Repatha $67
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$188 TANZEUM $88	ANORO $64	SHINGRIX $22	$14
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$188 ONGLYZA $75	CRESTOR $37	DUTOPROL $23	BYDUREON WEEKLY $20	SYMBICORT $14	Other $19
Allergan Inc.	$181 BYSTOLIC $108	LINZESS $42	VIBERZI $30
Other	$1,585 ELIQUIS $107	Edarbi $106	Minimed 630G $101	XARELTO $79	Vascepa $71	Other $1,121