Dr. Christopher L. Balinger , MD
Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery • Houston, TX
204 W 19th St Ste 200
Houston, TX 770084077
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
204 W 19th St Ste 200
Houston, TX 770084077
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $377.27 across 7 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $377.27 across 7 records.
Reporting-company totals
- REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC.: $236.57 across 2 records.
- DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.: $99.24 across 3 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $41.46 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2010
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Houston and Texas
100 active clinicians are listed under Surgery - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with a practice address in Houston, TX (392 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Houston
10% of these 100 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
57% of these 100 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $301.99 in 2021 to $377.27 in 2025.
- 2021: $301.99
- 2022: $172.19
- 2023: $330.87
- 2024: $271.16
- 2025: $377.27
Sources: CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $377.27.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
DAXXIFY | General | $130.00 |
| REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
DAXXIFY | General | $106.57 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
XCM Biologic Tissue Matrix | General | $47.95 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
XCM Biologic Tissue Matrix | General | $27.62 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
XCM Biologic Tissue Matrix | General | $23.67 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $22.81 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $18.65 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-09-18NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0122X
A surgeon who specializes in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery - Surgery of the Hand
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Plastic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Plastic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 204 W 19TH ST STE 200, HOUSTON, TX 770084077 (Tel: 2813181122)
Registered at 500 MEDICAL CENTER BLVD STE 335, CONROE, TX 773042960 (Tel: 2813181122)
Registered at PO BOX 980790, HOUSTON, TX 770980790 (Tel: 7133606857)
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: TX S1762)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 86 W UNDERWOOD ST, SUITE 201, ORLANDO, FL 328061110 (Tel: 3218415142)
Registered at 86 W UNDERWOOD ST, SUITE 201, ORLANDO, FL 328061110 (Tel: 3218415142)
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER BALINGER, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (license number reported to NPPES: FL TRN14985)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
Po Box 980790
Houston, TX 770980790
Phone: 7133606857