What is Kara Ballinger's specialty?

Kara Ballinger (NPI 1386033108) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in Dallas, TX.

Where does Kara Ballinger practice?

Kara Ballinger practices in Dallas, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1386033108.

How much does Medicare pay Kara Ballinger?

Kara Ballinger (NPI 1386033108) received approximately $4K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 43 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1386033108

Kara BallingerCRNA

PRACTICEPINNACLE ANESTHESIA CONSULTANTS, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)Dallas, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$3K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 4,301 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) providers in TX — bottom quintile (cohort median 108).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.9

Quality

91.3

Cost

79.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.59%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kara Ballinger's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 7 inbound referrers · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	77	108
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	16	23
HURST, DAVID	14	26
Richard Seggerman Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	14	21
Wendy Wong Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	13	16
Michael Lee Pathology · Dallas, TX	13	13
Mark Zibilich Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	13	17

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	90	133
SMERUD, MICHAEL	30	72
Lance Oxford Otolaryngology · Dallas, TX	22	47
Susanne Carmack Pathology · Olympia, WA	13	17
HURST, DAVID	12	34

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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