NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christie Mitchell Ballantyne, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX

Christie Mitchell Ballantyne, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1467471557, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Texas G3128, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1467471557
Name
Christie Mitchell Ballantyne
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
G3128 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 798-5034
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 24, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110210001150); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 1982
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 6565 Fannin

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Charyl Bell-Gordon, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1811191240
  2. Matt Khoshnevis, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1215032305
  3. Roger Selouan, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1306081518
  4. Victoria Sgarlat, NURSE PRACTITIONERNurse Practitioner1760669832
  5. Munir Shahjahan, M.D., M.P.H., DR.PHAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1932344785

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

713 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.

  1. Christie Ballantyne713
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Ezetimibe172 claims
  2. Repatha Sureclick146 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium124 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium60 claims
  5. Praluent Pen29 claims
  6. Vascepa21 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): 91.3 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 score81.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.1
  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: $94,863.25

64 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Eli Lilly and Company. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christie Ballantyne$94,863
  2. Specialty average$3,820

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christie Mitchell Ballantyne among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas

Christie Mitchell Ballantyne, MD is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Appleton, M.D.Houston, TX 770301114927928
  2. Jaime Benrey, MDHouston, TX 770301003810854
  3. Michael Bungo, M.D.Houston, TX 770301497756654
  4. Sayed Feghali, M.D.Houston, TX 770301326040486
  5. Jorge Garcia-Gregory, MDHouston, TX 770301760486450
  6. Ihab Hamzeh, MDHouston, TX 770301700886934
  7. Surendra Jain, MDHouston, TX 770301326036195
  8. Milton Klein, MDHouston, TX 770301689673568

Common questions

What is Christie Mitchell Ballantyne, MD's NPI number?

Christie Mitchell Ballantyne, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467471557, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christie Mitchell Ballantyne, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6565 Fannin, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 798-5034. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christie Mitchell Ballantyne, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number G3128, 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 Christie Mitchell Ballantyne, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christie Mitchell Ballantyne, MD had 713 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christie Mitchell Ballantyne, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.

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