Christina Bales, M.D.
Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Christina Bales, M.D. is a pediatric gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1639379860, issued on Jul 25, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD427424, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christina Bales
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician 2080P0206X
- License number
- MD427424 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Phone
- (215) 590-3247
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 590-3606
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110729000389); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3401 Civic Center Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christina Bales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD427424Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric gastroenterology physician in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 42 among the 289 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine18 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $103.59
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. The 1,184 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,585.05 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 one group practice
- Childrens Health Care Associates IncAbington, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 163 pediatric gastroenterology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Christina Bales, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christina Bales, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639379860, issued on Jul 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christina Bales, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 590-3247. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christina Bales, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD427424, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christina Bales, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christina Bales, M.D. had 67 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric gastroenterology physician prescribers was 42. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.