Steven Richard Bialkin, M.D.

Internal Medicine · Nephrology (CMS) · Baton Rouge, LA

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At a glance

16777 Medical Center Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70816-3254

NPPES record updated Jan 17, 2025. Public records can lag behind changes at a practice.

Before you call: a quick checklist

Are you accepting new patients?
Do you accept my specific insurance plan?
Do you provide the service I need at this address?
Do I need a referral, and what is the earliest appointment?

Insurance participation and appointment availability are not established by these public records.

Medicare & insurance

Insurance participation is not established by these public records. Ask the practice and your insurer about your specific plan and this location.

How to check your coverage

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Practice location

16777 Medical Center Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70816-3254

Additional reported practice locations

3615 Nw Samaritan Dr Ste 203
Corvallis, OR 973303771
Phone: 5417686930

1415 E Kincaid St
Mount Vernon, WA 982744126
Phone: 3604244111

REPORTED BACKGROUND

Education & affiliations

Medical / professional school: Not reported in this file
Graduation year: 1998
CMS specialties: Internal Medicine · Nephrology

Practice groups

Reported hospital affiliations

Maria Parham Medical Center Henderson, NC
Naples Community Hospital Naples, FL
Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon, WA
St Mary's Hospital Cottonwood, ID
Tri-State Memorial Hospital Clarkston, WA

Graduation year does not establish years in practice. A reported affiliation does not establish employment, current admitting privileges, or insurance participation.

Source: CMS National Downloadable File · Published Oct 15, 2026.

Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.

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PUBLISHED MEDICARE ACTIVITY

Procedures in the public data

Reported activity can help you ask more informed questions about a practice’s services.

No displayed procedure-category record in this release. This does not mean the clinician performs no procedures.

CMS uses a one-year claims window with a reporting lag. Counts cover the Medicare activity included by CMS, not all patients. “1–10” is a published range. Volume is not a quality or outcomes score. Coverage and methodology

Source: CMS Utilization Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.

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PAYMENT TRANSPARENCY

Industry-reported general payments

$125.58General payments · 2025

1Reported transactions

1Reporting companies

Includes reported transfers of value, such as meals, travel, or consulting. Payments do not establish improper conduct or quality of care. Research funding and ownership values are excluded from this total.

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Reported purposes

Purpose	Amount
Food and beverage	$125.58

Reporting companies

Company	Amount
TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS, INC.	$125.58

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Source: CMS 2025 payments grouped by covered recipient and nature of payments · Published Jun 30, 2026.

Professional details: NPI, taxonomy & registry record

NPI1497757769

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Registry details

Primary taxonomy: Internal Medicine · Nephrology (CMS)
Taxonomy code: 207RN0300X
Enumeration date: Jun 1, 2005
Record updated: Jan 17, 2025

More registry details

Provider type: Individual · Type 1
Reported credentials: M.D.