NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kinchen Ballentine, MD

Body Imaging Physician · Abbeville, SC

Kinchen Ballentine, MD is a body imaging physician with a practice address in Abbeville, South Carolina, and NPI 1710046644, issued on Dec 6, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina HTL-098, 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 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710046644
Name
Kinchen Ballentine
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Body Imaging Physician 2085B0100X
License number
HTL-098 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
420 Thomson Cir, Abbeville, SC 29620
Phone
(864) 366-5011
Enumerated
Dec 6, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 25, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(864) 366-3343
Medicaid ID
N17751 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120718000642); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1967
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 420 Thomson Cir

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

  1. Steven Adams, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1053349357
  2. Amanda Allen, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1902510456
  3. Jessica ChapmanRehabilitation Practitioner1386226678
  4. Sonja Crowe, RPTPhysical Therapist1780267807
  5. Patricia Day, PHYSICAL THERAPIST APhysical Therapy Assistant1598494676
  6. Mary Delaney, COTA/L, CLTOccupational Therapy Assistant1528640158

Verify Kinchen Ballentine 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 55.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score67.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%51.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%0.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Dhhs Phs Naihs Shiprock HospitalBloomfield, NM

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

Kinchen Ballentine among 19 body imaging physician records in South Carolina

Kinchen Ballentine, MD is one of 19 body imaging physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 53% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085B0100X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 body imaging physician record lists a practice address in Abbeville

They are 1 of the 84 NPPES records with a practice address in Abbeville, and 19 body imaging physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 body imaging physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rachel Cho, MDGreenville, SC 296051548799687
  2. Samuel Volin, MDGreenville, SC 296051356755573
  3. Robert Fitzpatrick, MDLancaster, SC 297201083629380
  4. Mark Langdon, MDLancaster, SC 297201073528360
  5. Frederick Cosco, MDMount Pleasant, SC 294641144239922
  6. Harvey Friedman, MDMount Pleasant, SC 294641891704664
  7. Joseph Gaglione, MDMount Pleasant, SC 294641689683468
  8. Michael Garovich, MDMount Pleasant, SC 294641558370353

Common questions

What is Kinchen Ballentine, MD's NPI number?

Kinchen Ballentine, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710046644, issued on Dec 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kinchen Ballentine, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 Thomson Cir, Abbeville, SC, 29620. Phone: (864) 366-5011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kinchen Ballentine, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number HTL-098, 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.

What is Kinchen Ballentine, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 55.7 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.