Physician profile
Mark Balek
NPI 1952557316
$1,311.83
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
10 companies · none reported in 2025
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $439 · 2020: $307 · 2021: $323 · 2022: $49.22 · 2023: $149 · 2024: $45.04.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $194.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $193.98 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $417.77 | 2019-2024 | |
| Pfizer INC. | $209.00 | 2019-2020 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $168.03 | 2019-2021 | |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $165.75 | 2019-2023 | Lifevest |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $80.94 | 2019-2024 | Xarelto |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $77.26 | 2019-2023 | Camzyos |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $74.01 | 2020 | |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $64.11 | 2019-2022 | |
| Chiesi USA, INC. | $31.23 | 2020 | |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $23.73 | 2019 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Mark Balek listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.