James C. Ballenger, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Charleston, SC
James C. Ballenger, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1104827252, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 11650, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James C. Ballenger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 11650 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 192 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401
- Phone
- (843) 937-5950
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (843) 937-5951
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 192 E Bay St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Susan McClure, PSYDClinical Psychologist1881718393
Verify James C. Ballenger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11650Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
154 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Fluoxetine Hcl21 claims
- Lorazepam19 claims
- Trazodone Hcl15 claims
- Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er13 claims
- Olanzapine12 claims
- Ziprasidone Hcl11 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.
James C. Ballenger among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina
James C. Ballenger, M.D. is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 41% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
293 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 293 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.
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- Richard Fahy, M.D.Charleston, SC 294011588759245
- Kyle Flanagan, D.O.Charleston, SC 294011720041775
- David Hiott, M.D.Charleston, SC 294011154331619
- Nancy Hoevenaar, M.D.Charleston, SC 294011376576447
- Carrie Kithianis, M.D.Charleston, SC 294011962516799
Common questions
What is James C. Ballenger, M.D.'s NPI number?
James C. Ballenger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104827252, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James C. Ballenger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 192 E Bay St, Charleston, SC, 29401. Phone: (843) 937-5950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James C. Ballenger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 11650, 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.
How much does James C. Ballenger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James C. Ballenger, M.D. had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.