Karthik Balakrishnan, MD, MPH
Pediatric Otolaryngology · Palo Alto
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 6
- 3 carriers
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location
Plans that list them
6 plans · 3 carriers
A missing listing does not mean out of network. Directories change, and a listing does not cover every office. Call Dr. Balakrishnan’s office at (650) 497-8000 to confirm they take your plan. Ask about the office you use, its medical group, referrals and appointments.
6 of 6 plans
| Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Classic (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN MyChoice (HMO) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP) | SCAN Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| DualConnect (HMO D-SNP) | Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Listed | Sep 1, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence C165904 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2019 · expires 2027-10-31 · Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
State licence records
1 licence
- Washington MDRE.ML.20008190Physician And Surgeon Residency Limited License · since 2005 · expires 2012-07-31ExpiredNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state
We check Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, plus California above. A state that is not in this list has not been checked, which is not the same as clear.
Medicaid work
$22,985 in 2024
Medicaid paid $22,985 for 253 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 24 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | 52 | $7,068 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 58 | $6,941 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 57 | $4,267 |
| Service | 17 | $2,562 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 19 | $1,173 |
| Injection, propofol, 10 mg | 13 | $474 |
| Service | 12 | $320 |
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | 13 | $112 |
| Injection, ondansetron hydrochloride, per 1 mg | 12 | $67 |
| 2024 | 253 | 9 | 24 | $22,985 |
| 2023 | 237 | 5 | 17 | $19,677 |
| 2022 | 116 | 3 | 21 | $7,343 |
| 2021 | 278 | 6 | 21 | $19,056 |
| 2020 | 135 | 5 | 18 | $9,544 |
| 2018 | 44 | 2 | 12 | $12 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | 67 | $8,401 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 72 | $4,060 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 55 | $3,301 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 30 | $2,670 |
| Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, including fluoroscopic guidance, when performed; diagnostic, with cell washing, when performed (separate procedure) | 13 | $1,244 |
2022
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 72 | $4,159 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 32 | $2,009 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 12 | $1,176 |
2021
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 128 | $7,089 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 86 | $5,249 |
| OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | 14 | $2,040 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES | 23 | $1,831 |
| IP/OBS CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT MOD MDM 60 MINUTES | 13 | $1,585 |
| Diagnostic flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy | 14 | $1,261 |
2020
| OFFICE/OP CONSLTJ NEW/EST PT LOW MDM 30 MINUTES | 28 | $3,004 |
| OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | 18 | $2,518 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 32 | $1,740 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE SF/LOW MDM 25 MINUTES | 41 | $1,432 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 16 | $851 |
2018
| Injection, propofol, 10 mg | 29 | $12 |
| Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | 15 | $0 |
Money from drug and device companies
$80 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | None | $80 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | None | $25 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Smith+Nephew | Halo | $52 | 2 payments
|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Vijoice | $28 | 1 payment
|
See all 3 published payments
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-12-12 | Halo | $25 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-11-08 | Halo | $27 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-02-05 | Vijoice | $28 |
See earlier years (2021)
2021: $25
| Intuitive Surgical | Da Vinci Surgical System | $25 | 1 payment
|
Professional record
- NPI
- 1528070844
- Licence
- CA C165904, MN 57963, OH 35.098513, WA ML20008190, WI 68843California C165904: Current · expires 2027-10-31Washington MDRE.ML.20008190: Expired
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207YP0228X (207YP0228X); Otolaryngology (207Y00000X)
- Mailing address
- 725 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
- NPI first listed
- 2006-08-13
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-28
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-28
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 730 Welch Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 94304