Helen Christina Ballestas, PHD, RN, ANP
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · North Charleston, SC
Helen Christina Ballestas, PHD, RN, ANP is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in North Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1144511601, issued on May 2, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina 20480, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen Christina Ballestas
- Credential
- PHD, RN, ANP
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
- License number
- 20480 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1213 Remount RD, North Charleston, SC 29406
- Phone
- (843) 973-5415
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2011
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2026
- Fax
- (833) 994-1101
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211120000002); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1213 Remount RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Helen Christina Ballestas 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 20480Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024
3,888 Medicare Part D claims for 801 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium217 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate208 claims
- Losartan Potassium159 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide115 claims
- Lisinopril107 claims
- Omeprazole104 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: $17.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 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
- Centerwell Senior Primary Care SC PCNorth Charleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen Christina Ballestas among 402 adult health nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Helen Christina Ballestas, PHD, RN, ANP is one of 402 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2015 among the 224 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers in South Carolina
There are 402 adult health nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
All 402 in South Carolina → Every provider in North Charleston → Adult Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 adult health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ashley Burleson, NP-CNorth Charleston, SC 294061710138557
- Arielle Gelardi, NPN Charleston, SC 294061134646755
- Kelsey Gerughty, APRNN Charleston, SC 294061912380296
- Cynthia Macdonald, NPCharleston, SC 294061295988996
- Deborah McGregor, ANPNorth Charleston, SC 294061326063629
- Kelly Merrell, ANP-BCNorth Charleston, SC 294061275728487
- Dawn Mills, ANPN Charleston, SC 294061518967058
- Donna Patterson, NP-CNorth Charleston, SC 294061336169499
Common questions
What is Helen Christina Ballestas, PHD, RN, ANP's NPI number?
Helen Christina Ballestas, PHD, RN, ANP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144511601, issued on May 2, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen Christina Ballestas, PHD, RN, ANP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1213 Remount RD, North Charleston, SC, 29406. Phone: (843) 973-5415. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen Christina Ballestas, PHD, RN, ANP's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 20480, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Helen Christina Ballestas, PHD, RN, ANP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen Christina Ballestas, PHD, RN, ANP had 3,888 Medicare Part D claims for 801 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. 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.