Bjorn Christian Balldin, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · San Antonio, TX
Bjorn Christian Balldin, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1366654667, issued on May 7, 2007. Check the license (Texas N2393, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bjorn Christian Balldin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- N2393 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 E Sonterra Blvd Ste 300, San Antonio, TX 78258
- Phone
- (210) 593-1420
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 593-1423
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121009000444); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 150 E Sonterra Blvd Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Crystal Horton, PAPhysician Assistant1215165881
- Justin Robbins, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1578547915
- Scott Seidel, D.C.Chiropractor1316097819
- Casey Taber, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1972711463
- Daniel Valdez, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1902848823
Verify Bjorn Christian Balldin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N2393Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
543 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 173 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam158 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl87 claims
- Pregabalin84 claims
- Tramadol Hcl49 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine36 claims
- Methylprednisolone33 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $13,015.60
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Rise UP Rehab, LLCSan Antonio, TX
- The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group LLPSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Texas
There are 239 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Texas.
Other sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Texas
- Abed AbdelazizLakeway, TX1699262709
- Mark Adickes, MDHouston, TX1770673428
- Aamir Ahmad, MDEdinburg, TX1801392311
- Mohammed-Tarek Al-Fahl, M.D.Tomball, TX1891790911
- Reginald Alexander, MDIrving, TX1598911380
- Ivan Antosh, M.D.New Braunfels, TX1902960545
- Azael Arizpe, M.DHouston, TX1518491588
- Edward Arrington, MDDallas, TX1003889213
- Ali Ashraf, M.D.Dallas, TX1992141055
- Justin Bartley, M.D.Tyler, TX1821381997
Common questions
What is Bjorn Christian Balldin, MD's NPI number?
Bjorn Christian Balldin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366654667, issued on May 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bjorn Christian Balldin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 E Sonterra Blvd Ste 300, San Antonio, TX, 78258. Phone: (210) 593-1420. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bjorn Christian Balldin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N2393, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bjorn Christian Balldin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bjorn Christian Balldin, MD had 543 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bjorn Christian Balldin, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.