Christopher Lee Ballinger, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Crystal Lake, IL
Christopher Lee Ballinger, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Crystal Lake, Illinois, and NPI 1942747480, issued on Jan 23, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 085006120, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Lee Ballinger
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 085006120 IL
085.006120 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 420 N. IL Route 31, Crystal Lake, IL 60012
- Phone
- (815) 788-2018
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2017
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2026
- Fax
- (815) 356-5262
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170220002475); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Lee Ballinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 085006120Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
395 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate45 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro40 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass33 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa28 claims
- Azithromycin19 claims
- Cefadroxil17 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): 89.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupMount Prospect, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Lee Ballinger among 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois
Christopher Lee Ballinger, PA-C is one of 4,926 physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 43% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 3,407 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 physician assistant records list a practice address in Crystal Lake
They are 23 of the 1,442 NPPES records with a practice address in Crystal Lake, and 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Lee Ballinger, PA-C's NPI number?
Christopher Lee Ballinger, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942747480, issued on Jan 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Lee Ballinger, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 N. IL Route 31, Crystal Lake, IL, 60012. Phone: (815) 788-2018. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Lee Ballinger, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 085006120, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Lee Ballinger, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Lee Ballinger, PA-C had 395 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Lee Ballinger, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.7 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.