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Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD

(Dr. James Balfanz, MD)

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology

University of Texas Medical School at Houston (2007)

N2198 Unc Hospitals Campus Box 7010
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

(919) 966-5136

Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD is an anesthesiologist in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in anesthesiology. He graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2007 and has 19 years of experience. Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD is affiliated with UNC Health, UNC Hospitals UNC Health Chatham and UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL.

Office Locations

101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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UNC Hospitals UNC Health Chatham

475 Progress Boulevard
Siler City, NC 27344

(919) 799-4000

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N2198 Unc Hospitals Campus Box 7010
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

(919) 966-5136

(984) 974-4873

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2012 were tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	18
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	105
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	24
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	22
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	238

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	146
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	34
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	61
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	17
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2017 were tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD for Medicare patients.

tracheal (windpipe) procedures	23

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	23
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	19
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2018 were tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD for Medicare patients.

tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	17
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2019 were tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD for Medicare patients.

tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	16
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2020 were tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD for Medicare patients.

tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	14
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	24
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2021 were tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD for Medicare patients.

tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	11
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chapel Hill, NC during 2022 were tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD for Medicare patients.

tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	12
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Chapel Hill, NC were tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

doctor visit	14
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	44
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	166
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	52
85 and over	17
Less than 65	71
65 to 74	96

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Cancer	15
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2007. He completed residency at University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Anesthesiology, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Houston (2007)

Residency: University of North Carolina (UNC) Affiliated Hospitals (2011)

Board Certification: Anesthesiology, Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC Hospitals UNC Health Chatham

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), HealthTeam Advantage, MedCost PPO, FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans, North Carolina State Health Plan, Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct, Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. James G. Balfanz, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

HealthTeam Advantage

MedCost PPO

FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans

North Carolina State Health Plan

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$66 OFIRMEV $66

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$66

Biography

Dr. James Balfanz is a specialist in anesthesiology in Chapel Hill, NC and Siler City, NC. He takes Coventry, Group Health Plan (GHP), and CHAMPVA, in addition to other insurance carriers. He graduated from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Dr. Balfanz's training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of North Carolina (UNC). He is affiliated with UNC Health.