NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1366654667
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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.

  1. Ronald Connor, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1811939820
  2. Crystal Horton, PAPhysician Assistant1215165881
  3. Justin Robbins, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1578547915
  4. Scott Seidel, D.C.Chiropractor1316097819
  5. Casey Taber, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1972711463
  6. Daniel Valdez, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1902848823

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Bjorn Balldin543
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam158 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl87 claims
  3. Pregabalin84 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl49 claims
  5. Acetaminophen-Codeine36 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score55.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%73.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%90.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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.

  1. Bjorn Balldin$13,016
  2. Specialty average$19,779

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

  1. Rise UP Rehab, LLCSan Antonio, TX
  2. 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

  1. Abed AbdelazizLakeway, TX1699262709
  2. Mark Adickes, MDHouston, TX1770673428
  3. Aamir Ahmad, MDEdinburg, TX1801392311
  4. Mohammed-Tarek Al-Fahl, M.D.Tomball, TX1891790911
  5. Reginald Alexander, MDIrving, TX1598911380
  6. Ivan Antosh, M.D.New Braunfels, TX1902960545
  7. Azael Arizpe, M.DHouston, TX1518491588
  8. Edward Arrington, MDDallas, TX1003889213
  9. Ali Ashraf, M.D.Dallas, TX1992141055
  10. 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.