What is Christian Ballast's specialty?

Christian Ballast (NPI 1720025174) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Shelbyville, IN.

Where does Christian Ballast practice?

Christian Ballast practices in Shelbyville, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720025174.

How much does Medicare pay Christian Ballast?

Christian Ballast (NPI 1720025174) received approximately $42K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 375 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720025174

Christian BallastMD

Internal MedicineShelbyville, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

509

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

735

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$38K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,429 Internal Medicine providers in IN — above median (cohort median 666).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,137

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$53K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

11.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Baclofen185 claims

Levetiracetam105 claims

Glycopyrrolate103 claims

Budesonide100 claims

Famotidine73 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christian Ballast'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). 61 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MAJOR HOSPITAL	600	12,400
Scott Miller Diagnostic Radiology · Shelbyville, IN	245	747
Ty Montgomery Diagnostic Radiology · Shelbyville, IN	227	809
Lamberto Abeleda Internal Medicine · Shelbyville, IN	155	441
FRANCISCAN HEALTH INDIANAPOLIS & MOORESVILLE	109	437
Cary Zietlow Internal Medicine · Greenwood, IN	101	285
Phillip Budzenski Internal Medicine · Carmel, IN	100	332
Ashley Sparks Nurse Practitioner · Greenwood, IN	85	150
Mary Hensley Family Practice · Columbus, IN	81	458
CHRISTIE, JEFFREY	61	250
Jill Cole Medical Oncology · Indianapolis, IN	53	646
Christopher Wood Emergency Medicine · Lafayette, IN	52	177

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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