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Miranda S Balkin

Miranda S Balkin, MD

Family Medicine

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Pediatrics
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

Locations

  1. Mass General Brigham Primary Care Clinic at Northampton
  2. Cooley Dickinson Medical Group, Oxbow Primary Care

Expertise

Education

  • Residency: Cambridge Health Alliance, Family Medicine, 2013
  • Internship: Cambridge Health Alliance, Family Medicine, 2011
  • Medical Education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2010

Board Certifications

  • Family Medicine: American Board of Family Medicine, 2013

Insurance

Search plans
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
  • Cigna
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • ConnectiCare
  • Fallon Health
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Health New England
  • MassHealth ACO
  • Medicare
  • Medicare ACO
  • Multiplan
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Tufts Public Health Plan
  • Unicare
  • United Health Care
  • Wellpoint
  • WellSense

Ratings & Reviews

4.7 out of 5

176 ratings, 55 reviews

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

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  • Reviewed on 4/12/2026

    It was fine. I don't feel like I have a good understanding of my options, but hopefully there'll be someone to talk to after the mri

  • Reviewed on 4/1/2026

    Provider is very competent.

  • Reviewed on 3/30/2026

    Always great.

  • Reviewed on 3/22/2026

    Dr. Balkin is a very fine PCP. She is very smart, listens carefully and explains things clearly. I couldn't be happier to be under her care.

  • Reviewed on 3/22/2026

    Dr. Balkin is quite attentive and listened to my concerns. This was my first physical with her so I wouldn't expect her to know my history (or ever! Isn't this why we have records? I have a hard time remembering my own health history.). She was great to chat with, I feel like she is proactive and a partner in my health. Really, a lovely appointment.

  • Reviewed on 3/9/2026

    always ask if i have any questions

  • Reviewed on 3/11/2026

    Dr. Balkan is always kind. She's informed. If she doesn't want to do something or if she thinks that it's not applicable to your situation, she will tell you. But she and her office staff are very organized. Things are always done in a timely manner. I'm very glad that she is my physician.

  • Reviewed on 3/4/2026

    I feel fortunate to have such a good PCP.

  • Reviewed on 3/3/2026

    Good thanks

  • Reviewed on 3/1/2026

    Dr. Balkin is thorough and is excellent at explaining treatment.

  • Reviewed on 2/11/2026

    Very grateful to have Dr. Balkin as my doctor.

  • Reviewed on 1/29/2026

    Extremely helpful..

  • Reviewed on 1/18/2026

    Dr Balkin is a wonderful provider: empathetic; caring; knowledgeable; thorough; excellent communicator.

  • Reviewed on 1/11/2026

    My experience with Dr. Balkin and her staff has been consistently positive. She is friendly, attentive, explains things clearly, follows up, and never makes me feel rushed. While there is a long wait for non-urgent care, this is still the best primary care experience I've had in decades.

  • Reviewed on 1/11/2026

    She is very respectful and knowledgeable. I have recommended her to friends. Because she has such a good reputation in the community it's hard to get a new patient appointment with her.

  • Reviewed on 1/7/2026

    Dr. Balkin is one of the best doctors I've had in my lifetime. She is thoughtful, knowledgeable, kind, and a very good listener. She also follows up with suggestions as things occur to her after our visit. This is unheard of in my experience.

  • Reviewed on 1/9/2026

    My care provider is tremendous! I have been a part of this health care organization and all but good things to say. Great health care and good services.

  • Reviewed on 1/5/2026

    Dr. Balkin's are always thorough and not rushed.

  • Reviewed on 12/24/2025

    Dr Balkin is a pleasure to work with. She listens carefully and has learned to defer to Dr [redacted] (Diabetes Specialist) when issues related to my chronic condition come up. I also find her very responsive to questions or concerns that I express over the Patient Portal. It is very helpful to have her on my medical team.

  • Reviewed on 12/21/2025

    The experience was as good as I expected. Dr. Balkin offered me to do Lilly Direct and not to spend more of my money on Ro for my GLP-1

  • Reviewed on 12/9/2025

    Dr. Balkin listens and offers advice.

  • Reviewed on 12/9/2025

    [redacted], PA was excellent. Spent a lot of time with me. Both he and Dr. Balkin are very professional and caring.

  • Reviewed on 11/29/2025

    Dr Balkin is a wonderful primary care physician. I feel so grateful that she is my doctor. She is thorough and compassionate, and I never feel as though she's rushing me through my visit. I would highly recommend her to anyone- especially a woman- who is looking for a new PCP.

  • Reviewed on 11/27/2025

    Dr Balkin is the best physician I have ever had. Very responsive and able to handle the approach I take to managing my own health. I'm very relieved to have found a provider like her and an LGBTQ oriented practice. It makes a huge difference to me.

  • Reviewed on 11/26/2025

    I have complete faith in Miranda Balkin's doctoring. I have been her patient at Huntington Health Center, in the Amherst office, and now at the Atwood site.

  • Reviewed on 11/24/2025

    This provider listened to an example that I had but was confused about the results.

  • Reviewed on 11/19/2025

    Dr. Balkin demonstrated exceptional care and empathy during my visit. Her knowledge, insight, and sensitivity provides the best patient experience.

  • Reviewed on 11/6/2025

    I had never seen Dr Balkin before. She asked pertinent questions and listened carefully. She explained everything that she was doing and asked if I had questions.

  • Reviewed on 10/29/2025

    Dr. Balkin took the time to listen to my initial problem, and helped solve it; she also took the time to research a secondary problem and made recommendations for further care.

  • Reviewed on 10/26/2025

    Very happy with my visit. The doctor listen to my issues and concerns, was patient and explained everything very well.

  • Reviewed on 10/26/2025

    Dr Balkin was wonderful. She talked with me about all of my health concerns and answered my questions. She was patient and listened. I left knowing I was in the care of a professional, knowledgeable, kind and "present" physician.

  • Reviewed on 10/13/2025

    Yes, I saw Dr. Balkin. She spent a lot of time with me. She was very thorough, answered all of my questions, and is trying very hard to get me a medication approved. Her and her staff are, because of my insurance, so that I appreciate very much.

  • Reviewed on 10/7/2025

    Have been with Dr. Balkin for years and I highly recommend her. She is always ready to listen, answer questions, provide her opinion and let you make your own educated choices. I wouldn't want any one else as my PCP.

  • Reviewed on 10/5/2025

    She is very tuned in to my needs and remembers everything and we work well together.

  • Reviewed on 9/26/2025

    Dr Balkin is a great listener. I think she is the best communicator of all the MDs I have ever had as a Primary Care physician.

  • Reviewed on 9/25/2025

    Respect for my decisions.

  • Reviewed on 9/25/2025

    Very caring and knowledgeable.

  • Reviewed on 9/24/2025

    I felt the provider showed knowledge and empathy which was very important to me in this visit.

  • Reviewed on 9/22/2025

    I have been seeing this provider for several years and I find she's a very consistent caretaker She's very knowledgeable, very helpful and appears to be very caring

  • Reviewed on 9/17/2025

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  • Reviewed on 9/15/2025

    Dr. Balkin is a very skilled, caring, and thoughtful medical care professional.

  • Reviewed on 9/11/2025

    Dr Balkin and her colleagues cared for me very professionally and kindly.

  • Reviewed on 8/30/2025

    I'm thankful to be seen by a PCP in the Oxbow group. It is always calm. Staff communicate care.

  • Reviewed on 8/24/2025

    She listens and cares and Know what is correct for my health hx

  • Reviewed on 8/8/2025

    Terrific. Absolutely terrific. All the way.

  • Reviewed on 8/5/2025

    Dr Balkin is outstanding,

  • Reviewed on 7/29/2025

    Dr Balkin is knowledgable however she doesn't truly work with you as a patient. As a patient who feels they need more care in certain areas and needs the Dr to be an advocate she seems as if she doesn't want to help. She seems unfriendly and unwilling. I find her bedside manner unwelcoming. She is smart but not warm. Sometimes the patient knows their history and body better than a new doctor and the doctor should listen and work with the patient. [redacted]

  • Reviewed on 7/31/2025

    Miranda Balkin, as always, was professional, on time, and listened to all my questions.

  • Reviewed on 7/24/2025

    I feel very fortunate to have such a good doctor.

  • Reviewed on 7/19/2025

    It was fine They were able to refer me to wound care and I got an appt. the next day. Wound care office they reveive a follow call from Oxbow making sure I had gotten an appt.

  • Reviewed on 7/18/2025

    The care is great, but the staff is greatly understaffed. They need more people to work there. That's all I have to say.

  • Reviewed on 7/16/2025

    Dr Balkin is great and I am very satisfied.

  • Reviewed on 7/12/2025

    Excellent. Very very good.

  • Reviewed on 6/23/2025

    Dr. Balkin is an amazing care provider. She's one of the best doctors I have ever had. She's professional, respectful, thoughtful, caring, considerate, and thorough. Any issue medically that I have, I feel comfortable discussing with her. She is solution-oriented. And she is very focused on giving me the best possible care as her patient. I couldn't be more grateful to have Dr. Balkin as my doctor. And I really hope she practices for a long, long time because I don't want to ever have another doctor. She's the best.

  • Reviewed on 5/29/2025

    Dr. Balkin was very responsive. She listened carefully. We went through our - this is the first time they met with her, so we had some ground to cover. But she did it efficiently and respectfully, and I think she listened very well. And I thought it was a really good appointment, and I look forward to being under her care as my primary physician. Thank you.