Dr. Christopher S. Baliga, MD
Infectious Disease (Infectious Disease Physician)
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King County includes primary care (5% of residents) and dental (4% of residents) and mental health (4% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 24
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 168
Licensed in Washington since 2008, according to the Washington State Department of Health. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Infectious Disease Physician primary
WA license MD60021345 (first issued 2008; active) -
Hospitalist Physician
WA license MD60021345 (first issued 2008; active) -
Internal Medicine Physician
WA license MD60021345 (first issued 2008; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA
Medical groups
- Franciscan Medical Group (1,421 clinicians)
- Virginia Mason Medical Center (867 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 168
- Services billed
- 1,127
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 578 | 106 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 312 | 66 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 120 | 101 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 80 | 57 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 74 | 47 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 65 | 17 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 30 | 14 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 15 | 14 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 15 | 11 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 13 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Isentress (raltegravir potassium) | 62 |
| Etravirine | 33 |
| Darunavir | 32 |
| Biktarvy (bictegrav/emtricit/tenofov ala) | 30 |
| Ritonavir | 29 |
| Genvoya (elviteg/cob/emtri/tenof alafen) | 29 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim) Other prescribers in Seattle, WA | 26 |
| Descovy (emtricitabine/tenofov alafenam) | 22 |
| Emtricitabine-Tenofovir Disop (emtricitabine/tenofovir (tdf)) | 19 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Seattle, WA | 18 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.