Ellen Baldino, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Charleston, SC
Ellen Baldino, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1215173372, issued on Dec 19, 2008. Check the license (South Carolina 1327, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ellen Baldino
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 1327 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 71 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29401
- Phone
- (843) 792-4271
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 792-0644
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120917000637); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 71 Ashley Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jordan Downey, LISW-CPClinical Social Worker1477445914
Verify Ellen Baldino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1327Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,175 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acyclovir169 claims
- Rezurock156 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim62 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium46 claims
- Prednisone31 claims
- Jakafi27 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $30.72
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- University Medical Associates OF The Medical University OF South CarolCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ellen Baldino among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina
Ellen Baldino, P.A. is one of 2,294 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 18% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2019 among the 1,516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 31% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
407 physician assistant records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 407 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Ellen Baldino, P.A.'s NPI number?
Ellen Baldino, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215173372, issued on Dec 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ellen Baldino, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 71 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29401. Phone: (843) 792-4271. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ellen Baldino, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 1327, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ellen Baldino, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ellen Baldino, P.A. had 1,175 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ellen Baldino, P.A.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.