NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Buckingham Ballou, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Columbia, SC

Christopher Buckingham Ballou, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1659400943, issued on Mar 5, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 27974, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659400943
Name
Christopher Buckingham Ballou
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
27974 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 320, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 434-6771
Enumerated
Mar 5, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 5, 2025
Fax
(803) 434-3955
Medicaid ID
279745 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090715000135); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2005
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 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 320

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

  1. Frank Adusei-Poku, MDHospitalist Physician1336899673
  2. Sarah Akhtar, MDHospitalist Physician1518462126
  3. William Andrew, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1003295171
  4. Chidi Anugom, MDHospitalist Physician1134583180
  5. Lauren BaileyPediatrics Physician1174228563
  6. Lorraine Barron, MDInternal Medicine Physician1851497978

Verify Christopher Buckingham Ballou in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC

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

Hospitalist Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 470 hospitalist physician records in South Carolina.

Other hospitalist physician records in South Carolina

  1. Syed AbbasEasley, SC1144724519
  2. Michael Abercrombie, M.DSumter, SC1073047221
  3. Jonathan Acra, MDGreenville, SC1790349942
  4. Frank Adusei-Poku, MDColumbia, SC1336899673
  5. Muhammad Asad Aftab, MDSpartanburg, SC1922785039
  6. Ayesha AhmadWest Columbia, SC1083243893
  7. Fuad Ahmad, M.D.Greenville, SC1093734667
  8. Bamidele Ajibola, MDFlorence, SC1669644589
  9. Rola Akache, DOSummerville, SC1972008878
  10. Sarah Akhtar, MDColumbia, SC1518462126

Common questions

What is Christopher Buckingham Ballou, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Buckingham Ballou, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659400943, issued on Mar 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Buckingham Ballou, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 320, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-6771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Buckingham Ballou, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 27974, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.