Dr. Thomas Balshi, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Balshi
Dr. Thomas Balshi is a procedural dermatology physician in Delray Beach, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Balshi performed 2,954 Medicare services across 2,037 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Balshi received a total of $2,832 from 25 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 124 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in procedural dermatology physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Balshi is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 691 | $65 | $100 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 | 327 | $5 | $10 |
| Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | 314 | $134 | $175 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, more than 2.0 cm | 191 | $112 | $170 |
| Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1 | 176 | $39 | $80 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 162 | $69 | $160 |
| Complicated or multiple drainage of skin abscess | 117 | $170 | $230 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 109 | $97 | $180 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 97 | $41 | $60 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 94 | $75 | $120 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 3.1-4.0 cm | 79 | $239 | $355 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 65 | $177 | $315 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 63 | $79 | $165 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 2.1-3.0 cm | 59 | $142 | $220 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.1-3.0 cm | 57 | $239 | $355 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, more than 2.0 cm | 54 | $145 | $210 |
| Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | 35 | $54 | $145 |
| Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, more than 2.0 cm | 29 | $91 | $180 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 28 | $96 | $190 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 24 | $117 | $215 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 2.1-3.0 cm | 23 | $198 | $335 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | 23 | $54 | $90 |
| Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | 22 | $64 | $155 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 3.1-4.0 cm | 21 | $324 | $435 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 17 | $71 | $120 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 2.1-3.0 cm | 15 | $140 | $250 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | 14 | $129 | $275 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 1.1-2.0 cm | 13 | $142 | $310 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 3.1-4.0 cm | 12 | $169 | $250 |
| Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 3.1-4.0 cm | 12 | $269 | $380 |
| Removal of noncancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | 11 | $122 | $200 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (96%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
1.6 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Balshi is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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