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Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Indiana University School of Medicine (2002)

Professional interests include: shoulder problems, sports health, knee problems

1003 Mill Pond Lane
Greencastle, IN 46135

(317) 802-2000

Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Greencastle, IN specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD is affiliated with OrthoIndy, Ascension, Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis and ORTHOPAEDICS-INDIANAPOLIS INC.

Office Locations

1003 Mill Pond Lane
Greencastle, IN 46135

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1260 Innovation Parkway Suite 150
Greenwood, IN 46143

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9070 E 56th Street
Brownsburg, IN 46112

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7950 Ortho Lane
Brownsburg, IN 46112

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2012, Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Indiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Greencastle, IN during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	219
doctor visit	393
hip imaging	11
injections	219
musculoskeletal imaging	37
pelvic imaging	16
X-rays	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Greencastle, IN during 2013 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	224
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	265
injections	224
joint surgery	32
minimally invasive procedures	32
musculoskeletal imaging	17
upper extremity surgery	32
X-rays	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	24
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Greencastle, IN during 2014 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	292
doctor visit	324
injections	292
musculoskeletal imaging	43
X-rays	43

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	345
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	29
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Greencastle, IN during 2015 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	319
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	266
injections	319
joint surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	31
pelvic imaging	15
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	466

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	66
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Greencastle, IN during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	326
doctor visit	308
injections	326
musculoskeletal imaging	22
X-rays	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	50
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Greencastle, IN during 2017 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	488
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	363
injections	488
joint surgery	24
minimally invasive procedures	24
upper extremity surgery	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	49
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Greencastle, IN during 2018 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	492
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	341
injections	492
joint surgery	23
minimally invasive procedures	23
upper extremity surgery	23

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	434
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	41
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Greencastle, IN during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	454
doctor visit	336
injections	454

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	33
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Greencastle, IN during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	353
doctor visit	294
injections	353

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	23
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Greencastle, IN during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	373
doctor visit	242
injections	373

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	202

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	27
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Greencastle, IN during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	309
doctor visit	179
injections	309

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	172

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	21
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Greencastle, IN were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	349
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	301
hip imaging	11
injections	349
joint surgery	23
minimally invasive procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	30
pelvic imaging	15
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	229
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	93
85 and over	33
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	192

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2002. He completed residency at Beaumont Hospitals. He is certified by the The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Indiana.

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine (2002)

Residency: Beaumont Hospitals

Board Certification: The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Indiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

OrthoIndy

Ascension

Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis

ORTHOPAEDICS-INDIANAPOLIS INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Chris P. Bales, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Crossroads Orthopedics, LLC	$2,244 $2,244
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$263 Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System $132	Regeneten $117	Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium $15
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$233 Sports Medicine $117	AccuFill $116
Stryker Corporation	$174 INSPACE $174
DJO, LLC	$161 $161
Other	$431 Sports Medicine $147	Other Recon $136	HEALIX $72	MONOVISC $11	$64

**Types of Payments**
Education	$2,295
Food and Beverage	$1,211

Biography

Dr. Chris Bales is an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine specialist in Greenwood, IN, Indianapolis, IN, and Brownsburg, IN. Dr. Bales is especially interested in knee problems, sports health, and shoulder problems. He is a graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Bales trained at Beaumont Hospitals and William Beaumont Army Medical Center. Dr. Bales has received the following distinction: Indianapolis Monthly Top Doctor. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Ascension and OrthoIndy. Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in GREENWOOD, IN.

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