Dr. William B. Balcom, MD
Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)
123 Summer Street, Suite 320
Worcester, MA 01608
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Worcester County includes primary care (3% of residents) and mental health (11% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (1988)
- Years since graduation
- 38
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 390
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1988Medical school: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
MA license 77380
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA
- St Vincent Hospital Worcester, MA
Medical groups
- Reliant Medical Group Inc (640 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 390
- Services billed
- 1,374
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | 625 | 107 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 246 | 190 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | 147 | 110 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 130 | 115 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 61 | 61 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 52 | 52 |
| Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | 41 | 40 |
| Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | 28 | 27 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 22 | 18 |
| Replacement of knee joint on side of knee | 13 | 13 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Amoxicillin Other prescribers in Worcester, MA | 73 |
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Worcester, MA | 41 |
| Tramadol Hcl Other prescribers in Worcester, MA | 29 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim) Other prescribers in Worcester, MA | 26 |
| Clindamycin Hcl Other prescribers in Worcester, MA | 15 |
| Ibuprofen Other prescribers in Worcester, MA | 14 |
| Minocycline Hcl Other prescribers in Worcester, MA | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.