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.
- 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
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.
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- Chidi Anugom, MDHospitalist Physician1134583180
- Lauren BaileyPediatrics Physician1174228563
- Lorraine Barron, MDInternal Medicine Physician1851497978
Verify Christopher Buckingham Ballou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 27974Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- 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
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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.