Dr. Christopher R. Balint, DO

Dr. Balint practices at Allied Physicians Surgery Center in South Bend, Indiana.

Dr. Balint's NPI, 1609858703, was assigned on November 16, 2005. Dr. Balint graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1996. Dr. Balint holds Indiana license 02002546A.

Dr. Balint's primary practice is Allied Physicians Surgery Center, at 53990 Carmichael Dr Ste 100, South Bend, IN 46635. The practice phone is (574) 243-9700.

Dr. Balint's primary practice is Allied Physicians Surgery Center in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Balint is also affiliated with Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals - Saint Joseph Hospital. The medical group on file is Central Indiana Orthopedics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Balint to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Balint practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Balint's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Balint is board certified in orthopedic surgery by the AOA Board of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Balint is licensed in Indiana.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, enthesopathy in arms, joint pain, knee arthroscopy, knee injury, knee replacement and minor injury to a limb among the conditions Dr. Balint treats.

CMS data shows 1,556 Medicare services from Dr. Balint across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 242 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $82,550 for them.

CMS counts 242 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Balint in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 127 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.84, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Balint's median patient age at 64, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Balint wrote 292 Medicare Part D claims for 142 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 218 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,808 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 226 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Balint for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Balint accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 22 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Balint, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Balint in 2005. Dr. Balint's most frequent co-author is Arthur L. Boland, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 71 general payments to Dr. Balint from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 43% of the total. Crossroads Orthopedics, LLC paid the most, $3,706.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Balint, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014.

Dr. Balint graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1996. Dr. Balint is a member of AAOS, AMA, AOSSM and AOA.

Dr. Balint is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.